yogini
Sign in to savethumb|right|Yogini, 10th century Chola dynasty, [[Tamil Nadu, India. From the Smithsonian Institution.]]
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Devi
- Nath Yoga
- Tantra
- 64 yoginis
- Characteristics
- Association with Matrikas
- Names
- Temples
- Statues
- Siddhis
- Practices
- Wine, flesh, blood
- Corpse rituals
- Maithuna
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Yogini, 10th century Chola dynasty, [[Tamil Nadu, India. From the Smithsonian Institution.]]
A yogini (Sanskrit: योगिनी, IAST: ) is a female master practitioner of tantra and yoga, as well as a formal term of respect for female Hindu or Buddhist spiritual teachers in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Greater Tibet. The term is the feminine Sanskrit word of the masculine yogi, while the term "yogin" is used in neutral, masculine or feminine sense.