Miriam Hernandez's exquisite citrus-colored paintings of nude female Buddhas are both icons and assertive self-portraits.

Parts of the female Buddha have been stolen.

However, in the tantric iconography of the Vajrayana practice path of Buddhism, female Buddhas do appear.

As such she is considered to be a female Buddha.

Gertrude Stein, as depicted by Jo Davidson, sits on a pedestal, looking like a female Buddha.

Both the Nyingma and Karma Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism recognize Yeshe Tsogyal as a female Buddha.

At this time, 100,000 dakinis (female buddhas) manifested their hair as a crown, and offered it to the Karmapa as a symbol of his accomplishment.

Then there are multiple images of Tara, the female Buddha.

But how did Tara become a female Buddha, for aren't Buddhas usually depicted in male form?

For instance, Tara is a female Buddha in Buddhism and a goddess in Hinduism.