Which female dakini with a boar's head is a consort of Chakrasamvara?

Vajravarahi is the female dakini with a boar’s head who is paired with Chakrasamvara in Buddhist tantric practice.

Her Sanskrit name means “Indestructible Sow,” and she is one of the most important female tantric deities in Tibetan Buddhism. In Chakrasamvara practice, she appears in yab-yum union with the male Heruka, representing complementary aspects of awakened wisdom and method rather than an ordinary human-style relationship.

Vajravarahi is usually depicted as a red, naked, dancing figure with one leg raised. She commonly holds a curved ritual knife in her right hand and a skull cup in her left, while a khatvanga staff rests on her shoulder. Her distinctive sow’s head is often shown behind or above her right ear; it symbolizes the transformation or conquest of ignorance.

She is frequently confused with Vajrayogini because their forms and iconography overlap. Vajrayogini is a broader tantric deity, while Vajravarahi is a particularly recognizable form associated with the sow’s head and dancing posture. Kurukulla and Simhamukha are also female tantric figures, but neither has this defining combination.