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Five buddha families
Five buddha families (Skt. pañcakula; Tib. རིགས་ལྔ་, rik nga', Wyl. rigs lnga) —
- buddha family (Skt. tathāgatakula)
- vajra family (Skt. vajrakula)
- ratna family | ratna or jewel family (Skt. ratnakula)
- padma or lotus family (Skt. padmakula)
- karma family | karma or action family (Skt. karmakula)
{]] | align="center" border="1" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="1" | colspan="6" align="center" | '''Diagram of the Five Buddha Families'''<ref>Version based on the [[Nyingma, inner tantras</ref> ]] | - | align="center" | '''family''' | five_buddha_families | '''buddha''' | five_buddha_families | '''vajra''' | five_buddha_families | '''ratna''' | five_buddha_families | '''padma''' | five_buddha_families | '''karma''' | - | '''direction''' | five_buddha_families | centre | five_buddha_families | east | five_buddha_families | south | five_buddha_families | west | five_buddha_families | north | - | '''colour''' | five_buddha_families | blue | five_buddha_families | white | five_buddha_families | yellow | five_buddha_families | red | five_buddha_families | green | - | '''family symbol''' | five_buddha_families | eight-spoked wheel | five_buddha_families | vajra | five_buddha_families | jewel | five_buddha_families | lotus | five_buddha_families | [[double vajra or sword ]] | - | '''masculine buddha'''<ref>each family is associated with one of the [[buddhas of the five families</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | [[Vairochana<ref>in the Sarma tantras, Akshobhya is often at the centre of the mandala, instead of Vairochana</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | [[Vajrasattva-Akshobhya<ref>in the Sarma tantras, Vairochana is often in the eastern direction, instead of Akshobhya</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | [[Ratnasambhava]] | five_buddha_families | [[Amitabha]] | five_buddha_families | [[Amoghasiddhi ]] | - | '''wisdom'''<ref>each buddha is associated to one of the [[five wisdoms</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | [[wisdom of dharmadhatu]] | five_buddha_families | [[mirror-like wisdom]] | five_buddha_families | [[wisdom of equality]] | five_buddha_families | [[wisdom of discernment]] | five_buddha_families | [[all-accomplishing wisdom ]] | - | '''poison'''<ref>each wisdom is a transmutation of one of the [[five poisons</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | delusion or [[ignorance]] | five_buddha_families | [[anger]] | five_buddha_families | [[pride]] | five_buddha_families | [[desire]] | five_buddha_families | [[jealousy ]] | - | '''skandha'''<ref>each buddha is associated to one of the [[five skandhas</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | form | five_buddha_families | consciousness | five_buddha_families | feeling | five_buddha_families | perception | five_buddha_families | formations | - | '''feminine buddha'''<ref>in union with each of the five buddhas</ref> | five_buddha_families | [[Dhatvishvari]] | five_buddha_families | [[Buddhalochana or Mamaki]] | five_buddha_families | [[Mamaki or Lochana]] | five_buddha_families | [[Pandaravasini]] | five_buddha_families | [[Samayatara ]] | - | '''element'''<ref>each female buddha represents the purity of one of the [[five elements</ref>]] | five_buddha_families | space | five_buddha_families | earth or water | five_buddha_families | water or earth | five_buddha_families | fire | five_buddha_families | air | - | } ==Notes== <small><references/></small> ==Further Reading== * [[Chögyam Trungpa, **Journey Without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the Buddha, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Four (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2003), Ch. 9 'The Five Buddha Families'. **The Lion’s Roar: An Introduction to Tantra, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Four (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2003), Part Two, Ch. 7 'The Five Buddha Families and Mahamudra'.