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Nonconsensual move and its reversion

This article is 5 years old, but after several tampered with it by moving the contents to two different related articles and back again it was found in Dakinis(in the history). ~ BF 07:35, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article is complete garbage. It is non-encyclopedic, unresearched, made-up rubbish and should be completely obliterated. Ekajati (yakity-yak) 15:59, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And now it has been fixed by moving the properly researched article back here. However, the talk page could not be moved, but can be found Talk:Dakini(Buddhism). I will also archive the old talk page here for easier reference. Ekajati (yakity-yak) 20:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Paradise or pure land

dag pa mkha' spyod - the heavenly realm of Khechara; pure paradise, Khechara [ry]

dag pa mkha' spyod - the realm of Celestial Enjoyment [ry]

dag pa mkha' spyod - the paradise of Khechara [ry]

Austerlitz -- 88.75.210.76 (talk) 12:36, 27 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I removed a sexual completely ridiculous statement on the page with the picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.92.47.116 (talk) 23:15, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Watch your language

Can somebody add a pinyin/Wade-Giles trans of 空行女? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 02:15, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Void

Thought for the day 5th December 2009

There is in everyone a spark of Truth; no one can live without that spark. There is in everyone a flame of Love; life becomes a dark void without it. That spark, that flame is God, for He is the source of all Truth and all Love. Man seeks the Truth; he seeks to know the reality because his very nature is derived from God who is Truth. He seeks Love, to give it and share it, for his nature is God and God is Love.

- BABA for the moment an association only.

Austerllitz -- 88.75.203.177 (talk) 11:44, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Divinity is One. The names and forms may vary, but the inherent Divine Principle is One and the Same. For example, a hall may be decorated with a number of bulbs. But the electric current that flows through them is the same. Similarly, sweets may be many, but the essential ingredient in them, which is sugar, which imparts the sweetness is the same. Often times, we merely go by the names and forms, forgetting the reality.

 - BABA  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.75.221.54 (talk) 15:11, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A useful article for iteration of main page

Templeman, David. Iranian Theme in Tibetan Tantric Culture: The Dakini

B9 hummingbird hovering^{(talk • contribs)} 00:23, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As for external link

http://yoniversum.nl/dakini/dakini1.html Dakini, Khadroma, Khandro

--88.75.196.194 (talk) 20:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

most of the sources referenced are not reliable or encyclopedic

Without getting into the distinctions between what is historically accurate and what is neo tantric inventions, this article is rife with sources that don't match the criteria for Wikipedia WP:RS: namely blogs and other pages that aren't part of a peer reviewed work released by a reputable and established publishers with a reputation for checking the facts, and with clear editorial oversight.

Does anyone have any suggestions for how to fix or remove the assertions that are sourced to the following:

hindupedia.com (A wiki 'in the process of applying for 501c3 status' Srilaprabhupadavaniseva.wordpress.com. stotraratna.awardspace.com/stotra/Hanuman/h13.pdf Devasthan.rajasthan.gov.in Nikhil-alchemy2.blogspot.com Crystalinks.com

These should really be deleted outright along with any facts attributed to them. Voila-pourquoi (talk) 18:04, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

a conversation concerning the sources and proposed fixes is ongoing at User_talk:Dakinijones#Dakini_article Voila-pourquoi (talk) 21:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Final call for comments on Removal of unreliable or unencyclopedic sources

Please see conversation betweenVoila Pourquoi and Dakinijones at the latter's talk page and leave any comments you may have there. We have a plan for how to proceed with deleting some material and finding better references for other material. We'd love to have input from more of the community but there needs to be a cutoff point at which to decide that everyone that wants a say has had it. So if you do want to comment please follow the link in the above section, read what's been agreed so far and then see what you think. --Dakinijones (talk) 09:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In Japanese Buddhism

In process of re-writing that section and at the mmoment it's not sufficiently referenced. I've taken out the unsuitable citation to wikipedia Japan (see convo on my talk page) but left in any material I'm uncertain of and am currently researching. Turning out to be a pretty complex task as the Japanese dakini is as elusive as the Tibetan one but with a totally different context. Already have a fair amount of source material but still trawling through it to ensure any statements accord with the different sources. Hope to have new citations in place within week or so but wanted to let anyone who's interested understand the state of play.--Dakinijones (talk) 18:49, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Conflating symbolism with cannabalism?

The text about dakas and dakinis being cannabals seems "off". Can the sources (without page numbers) be checked for accuracy ? 49.126.169.9 (talk) 14:22, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification: The source Suzuki doesn't have page numbers, and the source Faure's subject is Medieval Japan, not Shakyamuni Buddha's India. 49.126.169.9 (talk) 14:29, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The Kubjikāmata Tantra for instance enumerates seven yoginī goddesses (Kusumamālinī, Yakṣiṇī, Śaṅkhinī, Kākinī, Lākinī, Rākinī, and Ḍākinī) to whom the ritual practitioner symbolically offers his semen, bones, marrow, fat, flesh, blood and skin, respectively."

I do not see in Kubjikāmata Tantra that these goddesses or purported offerings are mentioned. This sentence should be substantiated or removed. Suraj Sood (talk) 22:34, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Identification in Image

I have edited the caption under one of the images. It stated a "dancing goddess" was flanked by animal-headed ḍākinīs. However, the central deity was not a goddess at all. In fact, it is a form of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara, known as Padmanṛtyanātha, or the Lord of the Lotus Dance. This form of Avalokiteśvara is particularly popular among the Nevā Buddhist tradition of Nepal.

Actually, this misidentification originates in the file-name itself. I will follow up with the original image poster to have the file name changed accordingly. However, for the purpose of this article, I have made the necessary change in the caption. Technovajra (talk) 20:15, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Small Suggested Revision to Etymology Section

In the etymology section the text currently reads: "The masculine form of the word is ḍāka, which is usually translated into Tibetan as pawo, "hero" (Wylie: dpa' bo)." The corresponding Tibetan word for ḍāka is mkha' 'gro, as opposed to the feminine mkha' 'gro ma. The Tibetan term dpa' bo corresponds to the Sanskrit vīra, rather than to ḍāka. So maybe the current statement should be revised to read: "The masculine counterpart to the ḍākiṇī is the vīra, translated into Tibetan as pawo, "hero" (Wylie: dpa' bo)." This way we avoid assuming Tibetans commonly mistranslated the term vīra from Sanskrit. 2600:6C44:75F0:88F0:BDA2:1B4E:10F5:9D1D (talk) 16:16, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]