Dakini
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dakini-206-17288995
title:
Dakini
text:
A ḍākinī is a type of goddess in Hinduism and Buddhism. The concept of the ḍākinī somewhat differs depending on the context and the tradition. For example, in earlier Hindu texts and East Asian esoteric Buddhism, the term denotes a race of demonesses who ate the flesh and/or vital essence of humans. In Hindu Tantric literature, Ḍākinī is the name of a goddess often associated with one of the six chakras or the seven fundamental elements (dhātu) of the human body. In Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism
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description:
Sacred female spirit in Hinduism and Buddhism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakini
date created:
2005-01-03T00:00:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:21:43Z
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