Five female buddhas

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