I attended a Phowa empowerment and teaching

[Cartery]

In this Phowa text, Vajrayogini is wearing clothes in the visualization. I actually asked the lama what kind of clothes she is wearing, and he said that the text just says that she's wearing some kind of clothes which are made from red silk.

[Konchog1]

Silk is far better then cotton. It's cooler and lighter.

[dakini_boi]

Yes, silk is quite a lovely material. But unfortunately, it is made by boiling living silk worms before they have hatched into moths. So I have always found it disconcerting that it is so highly valued in Tibetan Buddhist culture. I like to imagine that the silk garments of the Sambhogakaya are made by a special kind of miraculous silk, offered by bodhisattva silk worms who are able to produce it freely without dying.

[ngodrup]

Light, intangible, wisdom-phenomenal, magical display silk.