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A ''ḍākinī'' ( THL ''Khadroma''; (モンゴル語:хандарма); ) is a type of spirit in Vajrayana Buddhism. The Sanskrit term is likely related to the term for drumming, while the Tibetan term means "sky goer" and may have originated in the Sanskrit ''khecara'', a term from the ''Cakrasaṃvara Tantra''. Dakinis are often represented as consorts in Yab-Yum representations. The masculine form of the word is ', which is usually translated into Tibetan as ''pawo'' "hero" ().〔 The dakini (and the daka) appeared in medieval legends in North India (such as in the ''Bhagavata Purana'', ''Brahma Purana'', ''Markandeya Purana'' and ''Kathasaritsagara'') as a demon in the train of Kali who feeds on human flesh.〔Monier-Williams, ''A Sanskrit Dictionary'' 1899〕 They are comparable to malevolent or vengeful female spirits, deities, imps or fairies in other cultures, such as the Persian peri.〔David Templeman , ''Iranian Themes in Tibetan Tantric Culture: The Ḍākinī'' 〕 As a key tantric figure, the dakini does appear in Tangmi; the dakini figure disseminated into Japanese culture from Shingon Buddhism, evolving into the ''dakini-ten'' ("ten" means "deva" in Japanese), becoming linked to the kitsune iconography. The dakini appears in a Vajrayana formulation of the Three Jewels' Buddhist refuge formula, known as the Three Roots. Most commonly she appears as the dharmapala, alongside a guru and yidam. The archetypal dakini in Tibetan Buddhism is Yeshe Tsogyal, consort of Padmasambhava.〔 ==In Buddhism== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dakini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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