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'''[[Buddha field]]s of the [[five families]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rigs lnga'i zhing khams'') —
'''[[Buddha field]]s of the [[five families]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rigs lnga'i zhing khams'') —


#Manifest Joy (Skt. Abhirati; Tib. Ngönpar Gawa) (Vajra-East)
#'Manifest Joy' (Skt. ''Abhirati''; Tib. ''Ngönpar Gawa''), presided over by Akṣobhya (Vajra family-East).
#The Magnificent (Tib. Paldangdenpa) (Ratna-South)
#'The Magnificent' (Skt. ''Śrīmat''; Tib. ''Paldangdenpa''), presided over by Ratnasambhava (Ratna family-South).
#Lotus Mound (Tib. Pema Tsekpa) (Padma-West)
#'The Blissful Realm' (Skt. ''Sukhāvatī'') or 'Lotus Mound' (Tib. ''Pema Tsekpa''), presided over by Amitābha (Padma family-West).
#Accomplishing Perfect Action (Tib. Lerab Drubpa) (Karma-North)
#'Accomplishing Perfect Action' (Skt. ''Karmaprasiddhi''; Tib. ''Lerab Drubpa'') (Karma family-North), presided over by Amoghasiddhi.
#Blazing Mountain (Tib. Meri Barwa) (Buddha-Centre)
#'The Highest' (Skt. ''Akaniṣṭha'') or 'Blazing Mountain' (Tib. ''Meri Barwa''), presided over by Vairocana (Buddha family-Centre).





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Buddha fields of the five families (Wyl. rigs lnga'i zhing khams) —

  1. 'Manifest Joy' (Skt. Abhirati; Tib. Ngönpar Gawa), presided over by Akṣobhya (Vajra family-East).
  2. 'The Magnificent' (Skt. Śrīmat; Tib. Paldangdenpa), presided over by Ratnasambhava (Ratna family-South).
  3. 'The Blissful Realm' (Skt. Sukhāvatī) or 'Lotus Mound' (Tib. Pema Tsekpa), presided over by Amitābha (Padma family-West).
  4. 'Accomplishing Perfect Action' (Skt. Karmaprasiddhi; Tib. Lerab Drubpa) (Karma family-North), presided over by Amoghasiddhi.
  5. 'The Highest' (Skt. Akaniṣṭha) or 'Blazing Mountain' (Tib. Meri Barwa), presided over by Vairocana (Buddha family-Centre).