Dakini facts for kids
In Hinduism and Buddhism, a dakini is a female being like a goddess. They are mostly found in Tibetan Buddhism.Chinese: 空行母, Pinyin: Kōngxíng Mǔ and 狐仙,Pinyin:Hú xian ;明妃,Pinyin:Míng fēi｝ The dakini inspires spiritual practice.
The Chinese and Tibetan terms for dakini literally mean "she who travels in the sky"; this is sometimes written poetically as "sky dancer". Their bodies are depicted curved in sinuous dance poses.
Dakinis are associated with energy. They are linked with the revelation of the path of transformation. They help people to change the energy of negative emotions, called poisons (kleshas), into enlightened awareness.
Events
Tibetan Buddhists believe that a Dakini gave a black hat to the third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284 - 1339), when he was three years old. The Black Crown became the emblem of this Tibetan lineage known as the Karma Kagyu.
Images for kids
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Temple banner depicting a dancing tantric goddess flanked by bird-headed ḍākinīs ( Art Institute of Chicago)
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The goddess Kālī flanked by Ḍākinī and Yoginī
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The ḍākinīs in the Womb Realm Mandala
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Taira no Kiyomori encounters the fox goddess Kiko Tennō (Dakiniten), by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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Nanboku-chō period painting of Dakiniten riding a white fox, carrying a sword and a wish-granting jewel (cintāmaṇi)
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Due her association with foxes, the cult of Dakiniten was assimilated into that of the agricultural deity Inari (pictured: Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto)
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The buddha Vairocana of the Diamond Realm (Vajradhātu) making the 'wisdom fist' mudra (智拳印, chiken-in)
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Amaterasu emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave (Shunsai Toshimasa, 1887)
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Dakini on a Gray Dog, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card; 18th or 19th–century, watercolor on paper, 14 × 11 cm, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Dancing ḍākinī, Tibet, c. 19th century
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See also
In Spanish: Dakini para niños
