Five female buddhas
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, who represents the purity of the element earth
- Mamaki (Tib. Mamaki) the consort of Ratnasambhava, who represents the purity of the element water
- Pandaravasini (Tib. Gökarmo) the consort of Amitabha, who represents the purity of the element fire
- Samayatara (Tib. Damtsik Drolma) also known as Green Tara, the consort of Amoghasiddhi, who represents the purity of the element wind
- Dhatvishvari (Tib. Ying Chukma) also known as Vajra Datvishvari or White Tara, the consort of Vairochana, who represents the purity of the element space