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Also known as karmamudra

thumb|300px|Tibetan painting depicting Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha|Mahasiddhas and yoginis practicing karmamudrā

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  • Purpose of practice
  • Necessity of consort
  • Qualifications for practice
  • History
  • Controversy
  • See also
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thumb|300px|Tibetan painting depicting Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha|Mahasiddhas and yoginis practicing karmamudrā

Karmamudrā (Sanskrit; "action seal," Tibetan: las-kyi phyag-rgya; commonly misspelled as: kāmamudrā or "desire seal") is a Vajrayana Buddhist technique which makes use of sexual union with a physical or visualized consort as well as the practice of inner heat (tummo) to achieve a non-dual state of bliss and insight into emptiness. In Tibetan Buddhism, proficiency in inner heat yoga is generally seen as a prerequisite to the practice of karmamudrā.

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