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'''Daka''' (Skt. ''ḍāka''; Tib. ''pawo''; [[Wyl.]] ''dpa' bo''), literally 'hero' — the tantric equivalent of a [[bodhisattva]] and the female equivalent of a [[dakini]]. | '''Daka''' (Skt. ''ḍāka''; Tib. ''pawo''<ref>Strictly speaking the Tibetan for ''ḍāka'' is ''khandro'' (while the Tibetan for ''ḍākinī'' is ''khandroma''. The Tibetan word ''pawo'', literally meaning a hero, actually translates the Sanskrit word ''vīra''</ref> ; [[Wyl.]] ''dpa' bo''), literally 'hero' — the tantric equivalent of a [[bodhisattva]] and the female equivalent of a [[dakini]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:43, 4 July 2009
Daka (Skt. ḍāka; Tib. pawo[1] ; Wyl. dpa' bo), literally 'hero' — the tantric equivalent of a bodhisattva and the female equivalent of a dakini.
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- ↑ Strictly speaking the Tibetan for ḍāka is khandro (while the Tibetan for ḍākinī is khandroma. The Tibetan word pawo, literally meaning a hero, actually translates the Sanskrit word vīra