Daka

From Rigpa Wiki

Revision as of 20:43, 4 July 2009 by Adam (talk | contribs)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Daka (Skt. ḍāka; Tib. pawo^[1] ; Wyl. dpa' bo), literally 'hero' — the tantric equivalent of a bodhisattva and the female equivalent of a dakini.

Notes

↑ Strictly speaking the Tibetan for ḍāka is khandro (while the Tibetan for ḍākinī is khandroma. The Tibetan word pawo, literally meaning a hero, actually translates the Sanskrit word vīra

Retrieved from "https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Daka&oldid=18680"