China/Tibet: Dorje Pakmo, the 'Diamond Sow', Tibetan Buddhist manifestation of the Hindu Goddess Varahi, embraced by her consort Demchok (Samvara). Detail from a Tibetan thangka, c. 17th century. In Tibetan Buddhism, Dorje Pakmo (Sanskrit: Vajravārāhī, a form of Vajrayogini; English: 'The Diamond Sow'), also known as Sera Kandro, is believed to be the reincarnation of the consort of the wrathful deity Demchok (Heruka). She is the highest female incarnation in Tibet and the third-highest ranking person in the Lamaist hierarchy after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.

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