China / Tibet: Tibetan thangka (thanka or tanka) representing the dakini or guru-deity Princess Mandarava (19th century)

Mandarava is, along with Yeshe Tsogyal, one of the two principal consorts of Padmasambhava and is considered a female guru-deity in Buddhism. Mandarava, born a princess in Mandi, Himachel Pradesh, India in the 8th Century CE, renounced her royal birthright in order to practice the Dharma, and became a fully realized spiritual adept and great teacher.

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TIBETAN BUDDHISM