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| − | '''Five buddha families''' (Skt. ''pañcakula''; [[Wyl.]] ''rigs lnga | + | '''Five buddha families''' (Skt. ''pañcakula''; Tib. རིགས་ལྔ་, ''rik nga', [[Wyl.]] ''rigs lnga'') — |
| − | #buddha family (Skt. '' | + | #[[buddha family]] (Skt. ''tathāgatakula'') |
| − | #[[ | + | #[[vajra family]] (Skt. ''vajrakula'') |
| − | # | + | #[[ratna family|ratna or jewel family]] (Skt. ''ratnakula'') |
| − | + | #padma or [[lotus family]] (Skt. ''padmakula'') | |
| − | + | #[[karma family|karma or action family]] (Skt. ''karmakula'') | |
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| + | {|align="center" border="1" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="1": | ||
| + | |colspan="6" align="center"|'''Diagram of the Five Buddha Families'''<ref>Version based on the [[Nyingma]], [[inner tantras]]</ref> | ||
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| + | |align="center"|'''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]] or sword | ||
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| + | |'''masculine buddha'''<ref>each family is associated with one of the [[buddhas of the five families]]</ref>||[[Vairochana]]<ref>in the [[Sarma]] tantras, Akshobhya is often at the centre of the mandala, instead of Vairochana</ref>||[[Vajrasattva]]-[[Akshobhya]]<ref>in the [[Sarma]] tantras, Vairochana is often in the eastern direction, instead of Akshobhya</ref>||[[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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| + | |'''skandha'''<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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| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <small><references/></small> | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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*[[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]] | *[[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]] | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.shambhala.org/teachings/view.php?id=114 The Five Buddha Families by Chögyam Trungpa] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Buddhas and Deities]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Buddhas of the Five Families]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 25 June 2019
Five buddha families (Skt. pañcakula; Tib. རིགས་ལྔ་, rik nga', Wyl. rigs lnga) —
- buddha family (Skt. tathāgatakula)
- vajra family (Skt. vajrakula)
- ratna or jewel family (Skt. ratnakula)
- padma or lotus family (Skt. padmakula)
- 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 or sword |
| masculine buddha[2] | Vairochana[3] | Vajrasattva-Akshobhya[4] | Ratnasambhava | Amitabha | Amoghasiddhi |
| wisdom[5] | wisdom of dharmadhatu | mirror-like wisdom | wisdom of equality | wisdom of discernment | all-accomplishing wisdom |
| poison[6] | delusion or ignorance | anger | pride | desire | jealousy |
| skandha[7] | form | consciousness | feeling | perception | formations |
| feminine buddha[8] | Dhatvishvari | Buddhalochana or Mamaki | Mamaki or Lochana | Pandaravasini | Samayatara |
| element[9] | space | water | earth | fire | air |
Notes
- ↑ Version based on the Nyingma, inner tantras
- ↑ each family is associated with one of the buddhas of the five families
- ↑ in the Sarma tantras, Akshobhya is often at the centre of the mandala, instead of Vairochana
- ↑ in the Sarma tantras, Vairochana is often in the eastern direction, instead of Akshobhya
- ↑ 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'.
