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'Vajrayogini' or 'Vajravarahi' (Tibetan: 'Dorje Naljorma', English: the Vajra yogini; also Tibetan: 'Dorje Phagmo', , English: the Vajra Sow) is a dakini, a tantric Buddhist yidam whose sadhana (practice) originated in India between the 10th and 12th century.^[1] She is often associated with triumph over ignorance as well as with abandonment (one of her hidden aspects is Varuni, Hinduist goddess of alcohol and intoxication). Vajrayogini is visualized as the transparent, deep red form of the 16 years old lady with the third eye of wisdom set vertically on her forehead. She is often pictured with a sow and is an important deity for tantric initiation, especially for new initiates -- Vajrayogini's practice is said to be well-suited to those with strong desirous attachment, and to those living in the current "degenerate age". Her consort is Chakrasamvara, who is often depicted as a spear on Vajrayogini's shoulder. Vajrayogini and her iconography are also closely associated with the Hindu goddess Chinnamasta.
Vajrayogini is the yidam that a meditator identifies with when practicing Six yogas of Naropa
In Tibet the abbess of Samding monastery, on the shores of the Yamdrok Tso Lake near Gyantse, was traditionally a tulku of Dorje Phagmo.^[2] The current incarnation resides in Lhasa.^[3]

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1. English (2002)
2. Tashi Tsering, ''A Preliminary Reconstruction of the Successive Reincarnations of Samding Dorje Phagmo; The Foremost Woman Incarnation of Tibet'' , Youmtsho - Journal of Tibetan Women's Studies, no. 1, pp.20-53.
3. Pamela Logan, ''Tulkus in Tibet'', Harvard Asia Quarterly, Vol. VIII, No. 1. Winter 2004.

References

★ English, Elizabeth (2002). ''Vajrayogini: Her Visualizations, Rituals, & Forms''. Boston: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-329-X

See also

★ Narodakini

★ Simhamukha

★ Yeshe Tsogyal

External links

★ Vajrayogini website - website dedicated to Naro's Vajrayogini in the Gelug and Sakya traditions

★ The Great Bliss Queen - an in depth article on Vajrayogini

★ Vajravarahi entry on Yoniversum.nl - a short description

★ Red Vajravarahi on HimalayanArt.org - an image of Vajravarahi

★ Vajravarahi Mandala

★ Desire and Devotion: Exhibit on Asian Art