prātihārya[pāṭihāriya] extraordinary occurrence, miracle. Three kinds of miracles are ascribed to the Buddha, namely, ṛddhi [iddhi], ādeśanā [ādesanā] and anuśāsanī [anusāsanī] which mean possessing superhuman power, faculty of mind reading, and miracles through teaching such as changing an evil person into a good person, respectively. 

Buddhānusmṛti - A Glossary of Buddhist Terms

Avadāna Kalpalatā. XIII. 111-115. Mahāyāna-Sūtrālaṅkāra. V. 22.