Dakini

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Dakini is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Design

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Dakini.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: India - A man-eating yaksini whom Buddha converted. She was adopted into esoteric Buddhism as Dakiniten. She is also connected to the belief in the fox god as the icon of worship Inari Okami. She carries a Cintamani and a sword and rides through the sky on a white fox.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Divine beings found in Tibetan and Buddhist doctrines. Their name means "she who traverses the sky." It is said they serve the Indian mother goddess Kali and carry the souls of the dead to the sky.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Hindu deities of passion and relations. They are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night. Their name means "sky dancer."
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Hindu deities of passion and relations. They are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night. Their name means "sky dancer."
Shin Megami Tensei V	Hindu deities of passion and relations. They are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night. Their name means "sky dancer."
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	インド神話に登場する魔女。カーリーの眷属とされ、カーリーに付き従って屍林をさまよい、敵を殺してその血肉を食らう。また、ヒンドゥー教のドゥルガーの侍女であるヨーギニーと同一視される。後に仏教にも取り入れられ、荼枳尼天になったとも言われている。それ以外にも密教にも取り入れられたとも言われている。 Translation: A witch in Indian mythology. She is said to be Kali's attendant, and follows Kali to wander through a forest of corpses, kills her enemies, and feeds on their flesh. She is also identified with Yogini, the Hindu Durga's maid. It is said that she was later incorporated into Buddhism and became Dakini-ten. It is also said to have been adopted by other esoteric religions.
Liberation Dx2	Hindu deities of passion and relations. Their name means "sky dancer" and are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night.
Soul Hackers 2	Hindu deities of passion and relations. They are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night. Their name means "sky dancer."
Persona 3 Reload	Hindu deities of passion and relations. They are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night. Their name means "sky dancer."
Persona 5	Hindu deities of passion and relations. They are Kali's attendants. They eat human flesh and gather at graveyards and crematories each night. Their name means "sky dancer."

Game Appearances

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ダーキニー Dākinī	Ḍākinī
Simplified Chinese	荼吉尼 Tújíní	Ḍākinī
Traditional Chinese	荼吉尼 Tújíní	Ḍākinī
Korean	다키니 Dakini	Ḍākinī