Senge Dongma
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Senge Dongma (Tib. སེང་གེ་གདོང་མ་, Wyl. seng ge gdong ma; Skt. Siṃhamukhā[1] or Siṃhavaktrā[2]) — the lion-faced dakini. In the Nyingma terma tradition, she is considered as one of the many forms of Padmasambhava, specifically a secret form of Guru Rinpoche manifested to avert spiritual obstacles and negativity.
In the Sarma traditions she arises out of the Chakrasamvara cycle of tantras and belongs to the Highest Yoga Tantra 'wisdom' classification.[3]
Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Laugeral, Dordogne, August 1982
- Yangthang Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 8th August 2012
- Khenchen Pema Sherab, Rigpa London centre, UK, 21 May 2018
- Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 15 September 2025: Longchen Nyingtik empowerment from Chapter 11 of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s A Feast that Delights the Fortunate Ones and Reveals the Nectar of the Profound and Secret, A Garland of Liturgies for Bestowing the General and Specific Empowerments of the Three Roots of the Great Perfection’s Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse.
Notes
- ↑ Sometimes rendered as: Singhamukha.
- ↑ Philippe Cornu, Dictionnaire Encyclopédique du Bouddhisme, p. 534.
- ↑ http://www.himalayanart.org
