364. Q. Never to reappear?
A. Not so: the principle of evolution, guided by Karma, individual and collective, will evolve another universe with its contents, as our universe was evolved out of the Ākāsha.
365. Q. Does Buddhism admit that man has in his nature any latent powers for the production of phenomena commonly called "miracles"?
A. Yes; but they are natural, not supernatural. They may be developed by a certain system which is laid down in our sacred books, the Visuddhi Mārga for instance.
366. Q. What is this branch of science called?
A. The Pālī name is Iddhi-vidhanānā.
367. Q. How many kinds are there?
A. Two: Bāhira, i.e., one in which the phenomena-working power may be temporarily obtained by ascetic practices and also by resort to drugs, the recitation of mantras (charms), or other extraneous aids; and Sasaniks, that in which the power in question is acquired by interior self-development, and covers all and more than the phenomena of Laukika Iddhī.
368. Q. What class of men enjoy these powers?
A. They gradually develop in one which pursues a certain course of ascetic practice called Dhyāna.