karmamudrā
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Purpose of practice
- Necessity of consort
- Qualifications for practice
- History
- Controversy
- See also
- References
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- Works cited
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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