The Tigress
the mount of Dorje Tröllö
Ngak’chang Rinpoche comments:
The tiger is the
symbol of unrestrained ferocity. The lion has the power of strength and dignity
–
but the tiger
exhibits wildness rather than dignity. One could call this kind of wildness
‘the
natural dignity of unassuming arrogance’. This is a strange assemblage of
words
–
but the tiger is not easily explained. Regal qualities are ascribed to the lion, and
the lion in question is usually depicted as male. The tiger, however, is invariably
female, and her power carries the terror of the unknown and unknowable. The tiger is
ruthlessly playful and playfully ruthless – she is the ground of Wisdom-chaos.
