The female tantric deity often depicted naked and dancing who embodies wisdom is Vajrayogini.
Vajrayogini is an important female Buddha and dakini in Vajrayana Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism. She is a meditational deity whose practices transform intense desire and passion into wisdom, compassion, and the path to enlightenment. Her unclothed form is symbolic rather than merely literal: it represents freedom from worldly coverings, ego, and delusion.
Traditional images show her with red skin, flowing hair, a third eye, a curved flaying knife, and a skull cup. She may stand within flames of exalted wisdom, and her youthful form symbolizes fresh potential and spiritual vitality. Her practice is prominent in several Tibetan lineages and is associated with tantric initiation, Chod, and the Six Yogas of Naropa.
Vajrayogini is often confused with Vajravarahi because their iconography overlaps. Vajravarahi is commonly distinguished by the small sow’s head above or behind her right ear and a more explicitly dancing posture. Kurukulla, by contrast, is a red deity associated primarily with magnetization and enchantment rather than Vajrayogini’s central wisdom practice.