Dakini Work

For the Vajrayana practitioner, the Dakini is not merely a deity to be worshipped from afar. She is a living principle that manifests in three specific ways:

In a story found in both Shakta and Buddhist tantra, the goddess Parvati (or her Buddhist counterpart, Vajrayogini) severed her own head to feed her hungry attendants, Jaya/Dakini and Vijaya/Varnini. This image, known as , symbolizes the ultimate self-sacrifice, the cutting off of the ego, and the nurturing of sentient beings with the "blood" of wisdom. Iconography and Symbolism dakini