Narodakini
Narodakini ( Tib . : na ro mkha 'spyod ; also: Sarvabuddhadakini ; Naro Khachoma , Naro Khado ) is the initiation Dakini Naropas (1016–1100), a well-known Buddhist teacher, in Tibetan Buddhism .
According to the Buddhist view, at the moment of enlightenment, the wisdom and blessings of all Buddhas manifest as Narodakini . It is Naropa's main yidam and is also popular in the Gelugpa and Sakyapa traditions.
In Tibetan Buddhism - as in European Gothic or iconography - the detailed way in which these spiritual beings are represented is relevant and characteristic:
Narodakini is red in body color, has a face with a third wisdom eye and two hands. She has stretched her right arm down and away from her body while holding a knife, in her left hand she is holding up a blood-filled skull bowl. She has put her head back slightly so that she can enjoy drinking from the bowl. A tantric staff crowned with a dorje lies over her shoulder.
In the Alidha position, she stands on Kalaratra and Bhairavi, which symbolize anger and lust. Sometimes there is a dharma wheel or double dorje in her hair . She is surrounded by flames of wisdom.
Web links
- himalayanart.org: Buddhist Deity: Vajrayogini, Khechara (Naropa Lineage)
- Short text (English) and picture