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right|thumb|280px|Painting of Vajrayoginī in the form of Nāropa's Ḍākinī

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Instance of
goddess
Part of
Vajrayana
Gender
female
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Vajrayogini from Thangka.jpg
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Vajrayogini
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Origin and lineage
  • Iconography
  • Vajravārāhī and other forms
  • Practices
  • Vajrayogini temples
  • Emanations
  • Samding Dorje Phagmo
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Works cited
  • Further reading
  • External links

right|thumb|280px|Painting of Vajrayoginī in the form of Nāropa's Ḍākinī

Vajrayoginī (; , Dorjé Naljorma) is an important figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism. In Vajrayana she is considered a female Buddha and a . Vajrayoginī is often described with the epithet sarvabuddhaḍākiṇī, meaning "the [who is the Essence] of all Buddhas". She is an Anuttarayoga Tantra meditational deity (iṣṭadevatā) and her practice includes methods for preventing ordinary death, intermediate state (bardo) and rebirth (samsara) by transforming them into paths to enlightenment, and for transforming all mundane daily experiences into higher spiritual paths.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vajrayogini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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