Ikonografia wybranych wizerunków dakini Dordże Phagmo w sztuce buddyzmu tybetańskiego
Iconography of Selected Images of the Dakini Dorje Phagmo in the Art of Tibetan Buddhism

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to introduce the iconography of selected images of the dakini Dorje Phagmo, hitherto unpublished in any Polish research on Tibet. The descriptions are based on literary as well as iconographic sources, and are additionally illustrated for the benefit of the reader. This paper focuses on the figure of Dorje Phagmo in the art of Tibetan Buddhism and, to provide a wider context for this topic, also deals with such issues as the role of women in Tibet, feminine images in Tibetan art or types of literary sources used for the study of iconography.

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