Nairãtmyã translated as "Lady of Emptiness" or "She Who Has Realized Selflessness." is a female Buddha

Buddhahood

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Buddhism

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 teaches that to perceive ourselves as independent, separate selves, is an illusion. For in truth we are connected with all that exists in a vast web of communion (without self). Nairatmya embodies this realization (also called pudgala- nairatmya, the not-permanent-selfness of persons). Her body is blue, the color of infinite space, reflecting the limitless expanse of her awareness

Awareness

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. Like the element of space, she flows through the universe

Universe

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 without impediment, for she has transcended ego-centered existence. Her eyes blaze with the wisdom of one who understands the mysteries and depths of life. She raises her curved knife (kartika

Kartika (knife)

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) skyward, poised to sever negative mindstates wherever they arise. In her skullcup (kapala

Kapala

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), she pulverizes illusions and returns them to their original state - a mere play of light, a rainbow of energy, shimmering in empty space.

Hevajra tantra

She is enlightened spontaneity in female form,

A supremely blissful divine yogini

Yogini

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She is the mansion of enlightened awareness

Awareness

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Possessor of the five Buddha-wisdoms ....

She is pure, universal awareness

Awareness

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The sovereign of the mandala

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She is Nairatmya Yogini

Yogini

Yogini is the complete form source word of the masculine yogi- and neutral/plural "yogin." Far from being merely a gender tag to the all things yogi, "Yogini" represents both a female master practitioner of Yoga, and a formal term of respect for a category of modern female spiritual teachers in...

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The essence of ultimate reality.

--- from Hevajra tantra

See also

• Sitatapatra
  Sitatapatra
  Sitātapatrā is the 'Goddess of the White Parasol' - protector against supernatural danger. She manifests as the wrathful form of Avalokiteshvara-Names:...
  
  
• Narodakini
  Narodakini
  Nãrodãkinĩ is a Tibetan deity similar to Vajrayogini , which no longer appears in the active Tantric pantheon, despite its importance in late Indian Buddhism. In the Sadhanamala, a sacred text, she is said to be a transformation/emanation of Vajrayogini...
  
  
• Saraswati
  Saraswati
  In Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
  
  
• Queen Maya
  Queen Maya
  Queen Māyā of Sakya was the birth mother of the historical Gautama Buddha, Siddhārtha of the Gautama gotra, and sister of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī the first Buddhist nun ordained by the Buddha. "Māyā" means "illusion" or "enchantment" in Sanskrit and Pāli. Māyā is also called Mahāmāyā and Māyādevī...
  
  
• Hariti
  Hariti
  Hārītī , is a Gandharan ogeress and Bactrian mythological figure who was later transformed in to a symbol for the protection of children, easy delivery, happy child rearing and parenting, harmony between husband and wife, love, and the well-being and safety of the family...
  
  
• Yakshini
  Yakshini
  Yakshinis are mythical beings of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology.-Description:A yakshini is the female counterpart of the male yaksha, and they both attend on Kubera , the Hindu god of wealth who rules in the mythical Himalayan kingdom of Alaka. They both look after treasure hidden in the...
  
  
• Prithvi
  Prithvi
  Prithvi is the sanskrit name for earth and its essence Prithivi Tattwa, in the form of a mother goddess or godmother. Prithvi is also called Dhra, Dharti, Dhrithri, meaning that which holds everything. As Prithvi Devi, she is one of two wives of Lord Vishnu. His other wife is Lakshmi. Prithvi is...
  
  
• Simhamukha
• Vajrayogini
• Tara (Buddhism)
  Tara (Buddhism)
  Tara or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements...