Dakini
Dakini (Skt. ḍākinī; Tib. མཁའ་འགྲོ་མ་, khandroma; Wyl. mkha' 'gro ma) — a female embodiment of enlightened energy.
The Tibetan term ‘Khandro’ (མཁའ་འགྲོ་) literally means ‘sky-goer’, indicating one who traverses the 'sky' of the expanse of wisdom.
The masculine form of the word is ḍāka, which is usually translated into Tibetan as pawo "hero" (Wylie: dpa' bo).[1]
The archetypal ḍākinī in Tibetan Buddhism is Yeshe Tsogyal, consort of Padmasambhava.[1]
The dakini also appears in Japanese Shingon Buddhism.
References
Videos
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Selected videos:
- Khandro Rinpoche – What is a Dakini?
- Description: Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche talks about dakinis.
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