
Vajrayogini
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- 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
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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.
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