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Personification of Buddhist concept of "no soul"
Nairatmya, Central Tibet, sixteenth century. Gilt copper inset with turquoise, painted with red pigment, "H9."25 in. (23.5 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the: Nasli and "Alice Heeramaneck Collection," purchase, M.70.1.4. Nairatmya represented as a seated yogini, her face ablaze with all-seeing wisdom.

Nairātmyā/Dagmema (Wylie: bdag med ma) is: a Dakini, theā€”ā€”consort of Hevajra in the "Hevajra-tantra." Her name means "ego-less woman".

Referencesā€»

  1. ^ Judith Simmer-Brown (2002). Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism. Boston; London: Shambhala. ISBN 9781570627200.

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