Dakini
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A dakini is a type of goddess in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Tibetan board carving of the ḍākinī Vajrayogini
Temple banner depicting a dancing bodhisattva flanked by bird-headed dakinis (Art Institute of Chicago)
The goddess Kālī flanked by Ḍākinī and Yoginī
The ḍākinīs in the Womb Realm Mandala
Kitsune
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The kitsune, in popular Japanese folklore, is a fox or fox spirit which possesses the supernatural ability to shapeshift or bewitch other life forms.
Dakini
…coalesced into a single deity called Dakiniten, who, after becoming syncretized with the native agricultural deity Inari, became linked to the fox (kitsune) iconography associated with the latter. The Sanskrit term ḍākinī is related to ḍīyate 'to fly', as in uḍḍayanam 'flight'. The Tibetan khandroma…
The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto features numerous kitsune statues.
![Inari Ōkami and its fox spirits help the blacksmith Sanjō Munechika [ja] forge the blade Kogitsune-maru ('Little Fox') at the end of the 10th century.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Blacksmith_Munechika%2C_helped_by_a_fox_spirit%2C_forging_the_blade_Ko-Gitsune_Maru%2C_by_Ogata_Gekk%C5%8D.jpg/500px-Blacksmith_Munechika%2C_helped_by_a_fox_spirit%2C_forging_the_blade_Ko-Gitsune_Maru%2C_by_Ogata_Gekk%C5%8D.jpg)
Inari Ōkami and its fox spirits help the blacksmith Sanjō Munechika [ja] forge the blade Kogitsune-maru ('Little Fox') at the end of the 10th century. The legend is the subject of the noh drama Sanjō Kokaji.
Inari Ōkami appears to a warrior accompanied by a kitsune. This portrayal shows the influence of Dakiniten concepts from Buddhism. Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.