Senge Dongma
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Senge Dongma (Tib. སེང་གེ་གདོང་མ་, Wyl. seng ge gdong ma; Skt. Siṃhamukhā[1] or Siṃhavaktrā[2]) — the lion-faced dakini. In the Nyingma terma tradition, she is considered as one of the many forms of Padmasambhava, specifically a secret form of Guru Rinpoche manifested to avert spiritual obstacles and negativity.
In the Sarma traditions she arises out of the Chakrasamvara cycle of tantras and belongs to the Highest Yoga Tantra 'wisdom' classification.[3]
Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Laugeral, Dordogne, August 1982
- Yangthang Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 8th August 2012
- Khenchen Pema Sherab, Rigpa London centre, UK, 21 May 2018
Notes
- ↑ Sometimes rendered as: Singhamukha.
- ↑ Philippe Cornu, Dictionnaire Encyclopédique du Bouddhisme, p. 534.
- ↑ http://www.himalayanart.org
