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'''Five buddha families''' (Skt. ''pañcakula''; [[Wyl.]] ''rigs lnga'';  Tib. ''rik nga'') —
'''Five buddha families''' (Skt. ''pañcakula''; Tib. རིགས་ལྔ་,  ''rik nga',  [[Wyl.]] ''rigs lnga'') —


#buddha family (Skt. ''Tathāgatakula''; Wyl. ''de bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs'')
#[[buddha family]] (Skt. ''tathāgatakula'')
#[[vajra]] family (Skt. ''Vajrakula''; Wyl. ''rdo rje'i rigs'')
#[[vajra family]] (Skt. ''vajrakula'')
#jewel family (Skt. ''Ratnakula'')  
#[[ratna family|ratna or jewel family]] (Skt. ''ratnakula'')
#[[lotus family]] (Skt. ''Padmakula''; Wyl. ''pad ma'i rigs'')
#padma or [[lotus family]] (Skt. ''padmakula'')
#action family (Skt. ''Karmakula'')
#[[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>
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|align="center"|'''family'''||'''buddha'''||'''vajra'''||'''ratna'''||'''padma'''||'''karma'''
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|'''direction'''||centre||east||south||west||north
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|'''colour'''||blue||white||yellow||red||green
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|'''family symbol'''||eight-spoked wheel||vajra||jewel||lotus||[[double vajra]] or sword
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|'''masculine buddha'''<ref>each family is associated with one of the [[buddhas of the five families]]</ref>||[[Vairochana]]<ref>in the [[Sarma]] tantras, Akshobhya is often at the centre of the mandala, instead of Vairochana</ref>||[[Vajrasattva]]-[[Akshobhya]]<ref>in the [[Sarma]] tantras, Vairochana is often in the eastern direction, instead of Akshobhya</ref>||[[Ratnasambhava]]||[[Amitabha]]||[[Amoghasiddhi]]
|-
|'''wisdom'''<ref>each buddha is associated to one of the [[five wisdoms]]</ref>||[[wisdom of dharmadhatu]]||[[mirror-like wisdom]]||[[wisdom of equality]]||[[wisdom of discernment]]||[[all-accomplishing wisdom]]
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|'''poison'''<ref>each wisdom is a transmutation of one of the [[five poisons]]</ref>||delusion or [[ignorance]]||[[anger]]||[[pride]]||[[desire]]||[[jealousy]]
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|'''skandha'''<ref>each buddha is associated to one of the [[five skandhas]]</ref>||form||consciousness||feeling||perception||formations
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|'''feminine buddha'''<ref>in union with each of the five buddhas</ref>||[[Dhatvishvari]]||[[Buddhalochana]] or [[Mamaki]]||[[Mamaki]] or Lochana||[[Pandaravasini]]||[[Samayatara]]
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|'''element'''<ref>each female buddha represents the purity of one of the [[five elements]]</ref>||space||earth or water||water or earth||fire||air
|-
|}
 
==Notes==
<small><references/></small>


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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*[[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]]
*[[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]]


==External Links==
*[http://www.shambhala.org/teachings/view.php?id=114 The Five Buddha Families by Chögyam Trungpa]
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Latest revision as of 08:30, 26 July 2024

Five buddha families (Skt. pañcakula; Tib. རིགས་ལྔ་, rik nga', Wyl. rigs lnga) —

  1. buddha family (Skt. tathāgatakula)
  2. vajra family (Skt. vajrakula)
  3. ratna or jewel family (Skt. ratnakula)
  4. padma or lotus family (Skt. padmakula)
  5. karma or action family (Skt. karmakula)


Diagram of the Five Buddha Families[1]
family buddha vajra ratna padma karma
direction centre east south west north
colour blue white yellow red green
family symbol eight-spoked wheel vajra jewel lotus double vajra or sword
masculine buddha[2] Vairochana[3] Vajrasattva-Akshobhya[4] Ratnasambhava Amitabha Amoghasiddhi
wisdom[5] wisdom of dharmadhatu mirror-like wisdom wisdom of equality wisdom of discernment all-accomplishing wisdom
poison[6] delusion or ignorance anger pride desire jealousy
skandha[7] form consciousness feeling perception formations
feminine buddha[8] Dhatvishvari Buddhalochana or Mamaki Mamaki or Lochana Pandaravasini Samayatara
element[9] space earth or water water or earth fire air

Notes

  1. ↑ Version based on the Nyingma, inner tantras
  2. ↑ each family is associated with one of the buddhas of the five families
  3. ↑ in the Sarma tantras, Akshobhya is often at the centre of the mandala, instead of Vairochana
  4. ↑ in the Sarma tantras, Vairochana is often in the eastern direction, instead of Akshobhya
  5. ↑ each buddha is associated to one of the five wisdoms
  6. ↑ each wisdom is a transmutation of one of the five poisons
  7. ↑ each buddha is associated to one of the five skandhas
  8. ↑ in union with each of the five buddhas
  9. ↑ each female buddha represents the purity of one of the five elements

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'.

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