Toh 375The Rotation of Yoginīs
Pāli / Sanskrit:Yoginīsaṃcāra
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The Sūtra of the Circulation of the Yoginīs
(Yoginīsaṃcāra)
Background
The Sūtra of the Circulation of the Yoginīs (Yoginīsaṃcāra) is an important work in the Northern Tibetan Mahāyāna tradition, especially within the system of Buddhist tantric practice. This sūtra was composed in the context of the development of Vajrayāna Buddhism in India, where teachings on sacred femininity and feminine energy were regarded as essential in the methods of practice.
In the Northern Tibetan tradition, this sūtra is recorded in the Kangyur and plays an important role in the profound languages of tantric activity. It reflects reverence for goddesses, female bodhisattvas, and sacred feminine beings regarded as symbols of formless wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) and perfected powers (siddhis) within esoteric tantric practices.
Main Content
This sūtra focuses on the circulation, activity, and role of the yoginīs, female practitioners or sacred goddesses who practice Tantra for the purpose of attaining awakening. The term “Yoginīsaṃcāra” (the circulation of the yoginīs) refers to the movement, transformation, and activity of feminine energies in the universe as well as within the body and mind of the practitioner.
This sūtra teaches how the yoginīs operate transcendent energy, often through Dharma methods related to paired yoga, sādhana, and meditative images connected with local shrines or bodhisattva deities. It describes the conduct, thoughts, and states of meditative absorption necessary to carry out these complex meditations.
The sūtra emphasizes that awakening is not the annihilation of the self, but the transformation of the entire energy of human life, including powerful desires and emotions, into wisdom and compassion. The yoginīs in this sūtra are described as those who have crossed ordinary social boundaries and live independent lives in order to focus completely on awakening.
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