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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]] | |'''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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|'''feminine buddha'''<ref>in union with each of the five buddhas</ref>||[[Dhatvishvari]]||[[Buddhalochana]] or [[Mamaki]]||[[Mamaki]] or Lochana||[[Pandaravasini]]||[[Samayatara]] | |'''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||water||earth||fire||air | |'''element'''<ref>each female buddha represents the purity of one of the [[five elements]]</ref>||space||earth or water||water or earth||fire||air | ||
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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) —
- buddha family (Skt. tathāgatakula)
- vajra family (Skt. vajrakula)
- ratna or jewel family (Skt. ratnakula)
- padma or lotus family (Skt. padmakula)
- 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
- ↑ Version based on the Nyingma, inner tantras
- ↑ each family is associated with one of the buddhas of the five families
- ↑ in the Sarma tantras, Akshobhya is often at the centre of the mandala, instead of Vairochana
- ↑ in the Sarma tantras, Vairochana is often in the eastern direction, instead of Akshobhya
- ↑ each buddha is associated to one of the five wisdoms
- ↑ each wisdom is a transmutation of one of the five poisons
- ↑ each buddha is associated to one of the five skandhas
- ↑ in union with each of the five buddhas
- ↑ 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'.