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Nairatmya

Personification of Buddhist concept of "no soul"

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Personification of Buddhist concept of "no soul"

Nairatmya, Central [[Tibet]], sixteenth century. Gilt [[copper]] inset with [[turquoise]], painted with red pigment, H9.25 in. (23.5 cm). [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, purchase, M.70.1.4. Nairatmya represented as a seated [[yogini]], her face ablaze with all-seeing wisdom.

Nairātmyā or Dagmema () is a Dakini, the consort of Hevajra in the Hevajra-tantra. Her name means "ego-less woman".

References

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The Deeper Dimension of Yoga: Theory and Practice by Georg Feuerstein (2003) p.369
Early Buddhism - A New Approach: The I of the Beholder (Curzon Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Sue Hamilton (2000) p.121
The Concealed Essence of the Hevajra Tantra: With the Commentary Yogaratnamala by G. W. Farrow and I. Menon (2003)
Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study. 2 Volumes. by D.L. Snellgrove (1959)
The Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study Part I: Introduction and Translation Part II: Sanskrit and Tibetan Text (London Oriental Series, Vol 6) by D. L. Snellgrove (1959)

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