Chinnamunda
deity Tantric single tradition · 1
Chinnamunda is the severed-head form of goddess Vajrayogini (or Vajravarahi, a ferocious form of Vajrayogini), who is depicted similarly.
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Trikaya-vajrayogini, Mekhala, Kanakhala, Lakshminkara, Sarvabuddha, Vajravaironi, Vajravarnini, Sarvasiddhi, Vaironi, Varnini, Sarvabuddhi, Vajravarahi, Dakini
- syncretized with
- Chhinnamasta
- child of
- Vajrayogini
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Chhinnamasta's popular iconography is similar to the yellow-coloured severed-headed Buddhist Chinnamunda, except for the copulating couple — which is exclusive to the former's iconography — and her red skin.”
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