THANGKA of SENGDONGMA - The Lion Headed Dakini

Traditional Tibetan Thangka. Acrylic on gessoed cotton mounted within a brocade frame

21.5 cm wide x 28.5 cm high

The Lion-faced Dakini represents the wisdom that enables one to clear away the negativity of oneπs own mind, and through her practice one is imbued with spiritual power to gain mastery over samsara and nirvana.

Aeons even before Shakyamuni Buddha, there was a demon called Garab Wangchuk whose daughter was a lion-faced demoness called Tramen Sengdongma. She delighted in taking the lives of countless beings, and by harming practitioners she increased the negative forces in the world and undermined the Amitabha Buddhaπs doctrine.

All the buddhas gathered together and concluded that to tame her they would need to manifest an identical-looking being. The enlightened beingsπ collective wisdom arose in the form of the Lion-faced Dakini, empowered by all the buddhas with their power and compassion to tame the demoness.

The Dakini became far more powerful than the demoness, who then began to lose her strength.

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