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The '''five female buddhas''' of the [[five families]] are,
The '''five female buddhas''' of the [[five families]], also known as the '''five mothers''' (''yum lnga'') are:


#[[Buddhalochana]] (Tib. ''Sangyé chenma'') the consort of [[Akshobhya]]
#[[Buddhalochana]] (Tib. ''Sangyé chenma'') the consort of [[Akshobhya]]

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The five female buddhas of the five families, also known as the five mothers (yum lnga) are:

  1. Buddhalochana (Tib. Sangyé chenma) the consort of Akshobhya
  2. Mamaki (Tib. Mamaki) the consort of Ratnasambhava
  3. Pandaravasini (Tib. Gökarmo) the consort of Amitabha
  4. Samayatara (Tib. Damtsik Drolma) also known as Green Tara, the consort of Amoghasiddhi
  5. Dhatvishvari (Tib. Ying Chukma) also known as Vajra Datvishvari or White Tara, the consort of Vairochana