can be transferred to other sentient beings by a Buddha or an adept bodhisattva.

Although the term "other power" emerged in Chinese Buddhist discourse, it corresponds to a wide range of Indian Mahayana concepts such as adhisthana, and anubhava, that describe divine assistance, Buddha-inspired transformation, and the causal force of the Buddha's past vows. In this way, the doctrine situates liberation not solely in the practitioner's agency but also in the Buddha's ongoing, responsive activity. Indian