Yab-yum

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Heruka as a yab-yum representation
Yamantaka Vajrabhairav

Yab-Yum ( Tibetan ; "father-mother") is a figurative representation of a male and a female Hindu or Lamaist deity during the sexual union , which is common in Tantric Buddhism , especially in Tibet and Nepal . Usually the female figure sits on the male's lap.

symbolism

Yab-Yum has no primary erotic intention, but is intended to symbolize the mystical abolition of opposites through the depiction of the sitting or standing embrace during sexual intercourse . The active force (seen as male) ( upaya ) unites in yab-yum with wisdom (seen as female) ( prajna ) . In the symbolism of Vajrayana the unity of the male and female principle is formulated. The painted or sculpted Yab-Yum representations should serve as a concentration aid for the connection of male and female energy in the meditator.

Web links

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See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ StudyBuddhism.com: Tantric Metaphor
  2. ^ Lykke Aresin , Helga Hörz , Hannes Hüttner , Hans Szewczyk : Lexikon der Humansexuologie. Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-333-00410-0 , p. 217.