- Dakini - Wikipedia
In Hindu Tantric literature, Ḍākinī is the name of a goddess often associated with one of the six chakras or the seven fundamental elements (dhātu) of the human body
- What is a Dakini? - Tara Mandala
In her book Wisdom Rising, Lama Tsultrim states: The dakini is a messenger of spaciousness and a force of truth, presiding over the funeral of self-deception Wherever we cling, she cuts; whatever we think we can hide, even from ourselves, she reveals
- Dakinis: Goddesses of Liberation in Buddhism - Learn Religions
Dakinis are iconic female figures of Vajrayana Buddhism, including Tibetan and Shingon Buddhism Their energy transforms defilement into enlightenment
- Dakini in Tantric Buddhism: 3 symbols 20 types - Tibet Dharma
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Dakini is a symbol of enlightened feminine energy, embodying wisdom, compassion, and transformative power
- Dakini - New World Encyclopedia
Although dakini figures appear in Hinduism and in the Bön tradition, dakinis are particularly prevalent in Vajrayana Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism, where they are of volatile or wrathful temperament Dakinis are energetic beings in female form, evocative of the movement of energy in space
- Dakinis: the Enlightened Feminine - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia
Dakini is a Sanskrit term referring to a type of spirit in Vajrayana Buddhism Dakinis are the most significant elements of the enlightened feminine in Tibetan Buddhism
- What is a Dakini? — DAKINI POWER
On an outer level, accomplished female practitioners were called dakinis, and it is in this sense that the term is used in the title of this book But ultimately, though she appears in female form, a dakini defies gender definitions
- Learn About the Dakinis: Fierce Female Messengers of Wisdom in Tibetan . . .
Lama Tsultrim Allione—one of the first American women ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun—shares what she’s learned about love, life, and liberty while researching dakinis, or fierce female messengers of wisdom
|