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#padma or [[lotus family]] (Skt. ''padmakula''; Wyl. ''pad ma'i rigs'') | #padma or [[lotus family]] (Skt. ''padmakula''; Wyl. ''pad ma'i rigs'') | ||
#[[karma]] or action family (Skt. ''karmakula'') | #[[karma]] or action family (Skt. ''karmakula'') | ||
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|colspan="6" align="center"|'''Diagram of the Five Buddha Families'''<ref>Version based on the [[Nyingma]], [[inner tantras]]</ref> | |||
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|'''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]] | |||
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|'''masculine buddha'''<ref>each family has their main buddha</ref>||[[Vairochana]]||[[Vajrasattva]]-[[Akshobhya]]||[[Ratnasambhava]]||[[Amitabha]]||[[Amoghasiddhi]] | |||
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|'''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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|'''skhanda'''<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||water||earth||fire||air | |||
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==Notes== | |||
<small><references/></small> | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 17 June 2011
Five buddha families (Skt. pañcakula; Wyl. rigs lnga, Tib. rik nga) —
- buddha family (Skt. tathāgatakula; Wyl. de bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs)
- vajra family (Skt. vajrakula; Wyl. rdo rje'i rigs)
- ratna or jewel family (Skt. ratnakula)
- padma or lotus family (Skt. padmakula; Wyl. pad ma'i rigs)
- 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 |
| masculine buddha[2] | Vairochana | Vajrasattva-Akshobhya | Ratnasambhava | Amitabha | Amoghasiddhi |
| wisdom[3] | wisdom of dharmadhatu | mirror-like wisdom | wisdom of equality | wisdom of discernment | all-accomplishing wisdom |
| poison[4] | delusion or ignorance | anger | pride | desire | jealousy |
| skhanda[5] | form | consciousness | feeling | perception | formations |
| feminine buddha[6] | Dhatvishvari | Buddhalochana or Mamaki | Mamaki or Lochana | Pandaravasini | Samayatara |
| element[7] | space | water | earth | fire | air |
Notes
- ↑ Version based on the Nyingma, inner tantras
- ↑ each family has their main buddha
- ↑ 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'.