Simhamukha

Simhamukha

Mother of All Buddhas; The Lion-Faced Dakini; Mother of All Conquerors

CLASSIFICATION:

Buddha and Dakini

Simhamukha, Queen of Dakinis, is a Buddha, yogini, and initiatory spirit who fearlessly combats malevolent spiritual forces, destroying them instantly when necessary. Yoga techniques associated with her empower the practitioner to reverse negative energy and evil spells, directing it back where it came from.

MANIFESTATION:

Simhamukha has a lion’s face with three eyes, indicating her power to see in all worlds. Her mouth gapes open to devour evil.

ICONOGRAPHY:

She wears a tiara of five skulls, bone ornaments, and a necklace of fifty freshly-severed heads.

ATTRIBUTES:

Curved knife, skull cup containing blood

COLOURS:

Maroon, wine, dark blue

SEE ALSO:

Buddha; Dakini

SOURCE:

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses– Written by :Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes.