Samding Dorje Phagmo Nāroḍākinī (Sanskrit, Standard Tibetan: Naro Khachö Wylie: nā ro mkha' spyod[1]) is a deity in Vajrayana Buddhism[2] similar to Vajrayogini[3][4] (red, striding, bearing a vajra) who no longer appears [citation needed] in the active pantheon [according to whom?]
Her head is uptilted, poised to imbibe the blood that overflows her kapala, and her right hand brandishes a curved kartika.
Nārodākinī's physical attributes are interpreted with reference to long-standing Buddhist principles as well as distinctively tantric concepts.
The staff indicates that she is not celibate and has integrated[13] eroticism into her spiritual path, mastering the art of transmuting pleasure into transcendent bliss.
[14] She manifested herself in an initiatory vision to the great Indian mahasiddha and teacher Naropa, (956-1040) who received teachings from her.