Hindus are hesitant to talk about the magic (Siddhi) powers their religion offers. Both Swami Yogananda and Swami Abhedananda (Vedanta teacher) said that you can obtain supernatural powers like raising the dead through Vedanta (here), so did Adi Shankaracharya (here), but Hindus try to downplay this so that they don't look like snake oil salespersons. Hindus will try to tell you that Hinduism, neither in Vedanta nor Yoga, offers Siddhi powers. But indeed we can find not only mention of Siddhi powers but also the ability to heal the sick (tuberculosis) through penance and temple visits. Below is a paragraph from the Skanda Purana promising just this. Eddy's Christian Science is no longer popular because no one is getting healed by her teachings, and no one is getting healed or acquiring magic powers in Hinduism either. Neither of these cults can prove their claims, and so we can assume they are both liars and frauds.
Lord Shiva revealed to goddesses Parvati that Prabhas kshetra boasted of possessing many more
Shivalingas apart from the famous Somnath Shivalinga. He also gave names of some of the
prominent Shivalingas situated over there and said-- 'To the North-East of Somnath temple is
situated a grand temple of Lord Sarveshvar Deva, who is also famously known as Siddheshwar.
The reason behind this is that Shivalinga over there had been installed by the 'siddhas'
(accomplished ones) in ancient times. People who are desirous of acquiring siddhis throng this
holy place and engage themselves in austere penance. To the east of Siddheshwar temple is
situated one more temple called Kapileshwar. It has been named after Sage Kapil, who had
installed the Shivalinga over there. A Shivalinga named Gandharveshwar is also situated nearby.
This particular Shivalinga had been installed by a gandharva named Dhanvahan. To the east of
Gandharveshwar temple is situated Vimaleshwar temple. It is believed that anybody suffering
from tuberculosis gets cured after he worships in that temple. Dhandeshwar Linga was installed
by Kuber, who was bestowed with the lordship of wealth on account of his austere penance.'
( - SKANDA PURANA - PRABHAS -THE ABODE OF TRINITY GODDESSES - International Gita Society - PDF [here])
Hinduism is just uncodified Buddhism. Buddhism is just codified Hinduism. Both Hinduism and Buddhism are inferior to Islam because Islam at least has divine revelation that is better than the Torah, if you work on the principle that the best religion is the religion with the most powerful deity conceivable with the least restrictive official handbook with the clearest instructions applying to most people. The Koran has the advantage of not having 36 capital offences.
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