Vajrayogini

Vajrayogini (Skt. Vajrayoginī; T. rdo rje rnal 'byor ma རྡོ་རྗེ་རྣལ་འབྱོར་མ་). A wisdom dakini. The practice of Vajrayogini is especially popular in the Highest Yoga Tantra of the Kagyü, Sakya and Gelug schools and the most well known aspect of the deity is the one known as Kechari according to Naropa's system (Tib. ན་རོ་མཁའ་སྤྱོད་, naro khachö, Wyl. na ro mkha' spyod).

Vajrayogini is usually depicted as red in colour with a semi-wrathful expression.

Further reading

Print:

• Elizabeth English, Vajrayogini—Her Visualization, Rituals, and Forms, Wisdom Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0861713295

Web:

• Vajrayogini, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
• Vajrayogini, Wikipedia
• Vajrayogini main page, Himalayan Art Resources
• Vajrayogini, Dakini Translations