have endeavored to locate the meaning of the ḍākinī specifically within the tradition of Tibetan tantra, as distinguished from the ḍākinī and other feminine forms of “great goddess” or tantric traditions in India. This is important because of the dangers of mixing Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions when interpreting symbols,

It is essential to study the ḍākinī in her own context to understand the power and importance of this symbol for the authentic preservation of the yogic traditions of Tibet.

From a traditional point of view, the ḍākinī is not about women or gender at all, but the power of the realization of emptiness to transform worldly concerns into enlightenment. She is a symbol of the personal subjectivity of every tantric practitioner, blending devotion, renunciation, and awareness into a potent spiritual journey. Part of that jou