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'''Senge Dongma''' ([[Wyl.]] ''seng ge gdong ma''; Skt. ''Siṃhamukhā'' or ''Siṃhavaktrā''<ref>Philippe Cornu, ''Dictionnaire Encyclopédique du Bouddhisme'', p. 534.</ref>) — the lion-faced [[dakini]]. In the [[Sarma]] traditions she arises out of the [[Chakrasamvara]] cycle of [[tantra]]s and belongs to the [[Highest Yoga Tantra|Anuttarayoga]] 'wisdom' classification. In the [[Nyingma]] [[terma]] tradition, she is one of the many forms of [[Padmasambhava]], specifically a secret form of Guru Rinpoche.<ref>http://www.himalayanart.org</ref>
'''Senge Dongma''' ([[Wyl.]] ''seng ge gdong ma''; Skt. ''Siṃhamukhā'' or ''Siṃhavaktrā''<ref>Philippe Cornu, ''Dictionnaire Encyclopédique du Bouddhisme'', p. 534.</ref>) — 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 [[tantra]]s and belongs to the [[Highest Yoga Tantra|Anuttarayoga]] 'wisdom' classification.<ref>http://www.himalayanart.org</ref>


==Empowerments Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==
==Empowerments Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Sangha==

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Simhamukha

Senge Dongma (Wyl. seng ge gdong ma; Skt. Siṃhamukhā or Siṃhavaktrā[1]) — 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 Anuttarayoga 'wisdom' classification.[2]

Empowerments Given to the Rigpa Sangha

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  1. Philippe Cornu, Dictionnaire Encyclopédique du Bouddhisme, p. 534.
  2. http://www.himalayanart.org

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