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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction Encountering the Dakini |
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1 | (3) |
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Missed Opportunities, Skewed Interpretations |
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4 | (4) |
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The Dakini as Symbol in Tibetan Buddhism |
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8 | (3) |
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Gender, Subjectivity, and the Feminine Principle |
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11 | (32) |
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Jungian Interpretations of the Dakini: ``Fantasy of Opposites'' |
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11 | (6) |
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Feminist Interpretations of the Dakini: Problems and Promise |
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17 | (8) |
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The Complexity of Religious Symbols: Spiritual Subjectivity |
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25 | (8) |
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Gender in Traditional Tibet |
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33 | (6) |
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Symbolism and Subjectivity: The Feminine Principle |
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39 | (4) |
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The Dakini in Tibetan Buddhism |
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43 | (38) |
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Dakini Development in India |
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45 | (6) |
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The Meaning of the Dakini in Tibetan Buddhism |
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51 | (2) |
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General Classifications of Dakinis |
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53 | (12) |
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The Three Bodies of Englightened Dakinis |
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65 | (4) |
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Four Aspects of Dakini: Outer-Outer, Outer, Inner, and Secret |
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69 | (10) |
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79 | (2) |
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The Secret Dakini: The Great Mother |
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81 | (35) |
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The Great Mother Prajnaparamita |
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84 | (5) |
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Vajrayana Transformation: Great Queen Prajnaparamita |
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89 | (5) |
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Evoking the Secret Dakini: Practicing the Guru's Instructions |
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94 | (2) |
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Vajrayana Meditation Practice: Creation and Completion |
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96 | (2) |
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The Mother as Birth-Giver: Symbols Arising from Space |
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98 | (8) |
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Aniconic Representations of the Mother |
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106 | (4) |
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Iconographic Depictions of the Great Mother |
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110 | (2) |
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How Is the Mother Feminine? |
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112 | (4) |
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The Inner Dakini: The Visionary Queen |
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116 | (45) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (6) |
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The Dakini in the Charnel Ground |
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127 | (5) |
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Coemergence, Heat, and the Charnel Ground |
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132 | (5) |
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Vajrayogini, the Coemergent Mother |
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137 | (7) |
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Alternate Forms of Vajrayogini |
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144 | (3) |
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Is Vajrayogini a Goddess? |
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147 | (6) |
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The Mandala of the Heruka and Dakini: Cakrasamvara and Vajrayogini |
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153 | (5) |
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158 | (3) |
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The Outer Dakini: The Subtle Body of Bliss |
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161 | (21) |
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162 | (6) |
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The Subtle Body in Tibetan Buddhism |
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168 | (4) |
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Dakinis and the Sacred Landscape of the Subtle Body |
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172 | (4) |
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Feminine, Masculine, and the Subtle Body |
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176 | (3) |
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The Dakini as the Symbol of Subtle-Body Yoga |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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The Outer-Outer Dakini: The Dakini in Human Form |
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182 | (52) |
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Symbol and Actuality: Human Dakinis |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (2) |
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Physical Signs of the Dakini |
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189 | (5) |
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194 | (5) |
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The Dakini as Mother, Sister, or Maid |
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199 | (3) |
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Embodied Dakini as the Practice and the Realization |
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202 | (2) |
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Every Woman Is Part of the Dakini |
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204 | (4) |
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Prajna, Upaya, Women, and Men |
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208 | (3) |
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Desire and Sexuality in Buddhist Tantra |
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211 | (5) |
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Sexual Yoga and the Dakini |
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216 | (7) |
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223 | (8) |
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231 | (3) |
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Living Encounters with the Dakini |
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234 | (31) |
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Dakini as Messenger and Intermediary |
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235 | (5) |
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Determining the Dakini's Identity |
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240 | (2) |
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Timing and Quality of Encounters |
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242 | (4) |
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Transmission as the Blessing of the Dakini's Body |
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246 | (7) |
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Dakini Activities: Devouring and Feeding |
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253 | (6) |
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Gender Differences: Yogini Encounters with the Dakini |
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259 | (6) |
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Protectors of the Tantric Teachings |
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265 | (21) |
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Auspicious Coincidence and Uddiyana |
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267 | (3) |
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Symbols Hidden and Revealed |
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270 | (6) |
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The Wisdom Dakini Protector Ekajati |
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276 | (3) |
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On Behalf of the Tradition: Founders of New Lineages of Teaching |
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279 | (7) |
| Conclusion Dakini's Warm Breath: Quintessence of a Tantric Symbol |
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286 | (7) |
| Notes |
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293 | (70) |
| Select Bibliography |
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363 | (22) |
| Tibetan Transliterations and Sanskrit Equivalents |
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385 | (8) |
| Credits |
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393 | (2) |
| Index |
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