Nairatmya

Nairãtmyã (pronounced: nai RAHT MYAH, Tib. bdag med ma, pron. DagmemaDakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism by Judith Simmer-Brown (2002) p.110), translated as "Lady of Emptiness" or "She Who Has Realized Selflessness." is a female Buddha. Buddhism teaches that to perceive ourselves as independent, separate selves, is an illusion. For in truth we are connected with all that exists in a vast web of communion (without selfThe Deeper Dimension of Yoga: Theory and Practice by Georg Feuerstein (2003) p.369). Nairatmya embodies this realization (also called pudgala- nairatmya, the not-permanent-selfness of personsEarly Buddhism - A New Approach: The I of the Beholder (Curzon Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Sue Hamilton (2000) p.121). Her body is blue, the color of infinite space, reflecting the limitless expanse of her awareness. Like the element of space, she flows through the universe without impediment, for she has transcended ego-centered existence. Her eyes blaze with the wisdom of one who understands the mysteries and depths of life. She raises her curved knife (kartika) skyward, poised to sever negative mindstates wherever they arise. In her skullcup (kapala), she pulverizes illusions and returns them to their original state - a mere play of light, a rainbow of energy, shimmering in empty space.
==Hevajra tantra==
:She is enlightened spontaneity in female form, 
:A supremely blissful divine yogini. 
:She is the mansion of enlightened awareness, 
:Possessor of the five Buddha-wisdoms .... 
:She is pure, universal awareness, 
:The sovereign of the mandala. 
:She is Nairatmya Yogini, 
:The essence of ultimate reality.
: --- from Hevajra tantraThe Concealed Essence of the Hevajra Tantra: With the Commentary Yogaratnamala by G. W. Farrow and I. Menon (2003)Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study. 2 Volumes. by D.L. Snellgrove (1959)The Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study Part I: Introduction and Translation
Part II: Sanskrit and Tibetan Text (London Oriental Series, Vol 6) by D. L. Snellgrove (1959)
==Notes==
==References==
This entry is a slightly edited version of the introduction to Nairatmya in Miranda Eberle Shaw's 
==See also==
*Sitatapatra
*Narodakini
*Saraswati
*Queen Maya
*Hariti
*Yakshini
*Prithvi
*Simhamukha
*Vajrayogini
*Tara (Buddhism)
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