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#buddha family (Skt. ''Tathāgatakula''; Wyl. ''de bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs'')
#buddha family (Skt. ''Tathāgatakula''; Wyl. ''de bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs'')
#vajra family (Skt. ''Vajrakula''; Wyl. ''rdo rje'i rigs'')
#[[vajra]] family (Skt. ''Vajrakula''; Wyl. ''rdo rje'i rigs'')
#jewel family (Skt. ''Ratnakula'')  
#jewel family (Skt. ''Ratnakula'')  
#lotus family (Skt. ''Padmakula''; Wyl. ''pad ma'i rigs'')
#lotus family (Skt. ''Padmakula''; Wyl. ''pad ma'i rigs'')
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**''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'.  
**''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'.
**''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'.
==Internal Links==
*[[buddhas of the five families]]
*[[five female buddhas]]
*[[five wrathful herukas and their five consorts]]


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Revision as of 11:10, 17 July 2009

Five buddha families (Skt. pañcakula; Wyl. rigs lnga; Tib. rik nga) —

  1. buddha family (Skt. Tathāgatakula; Wyl. de bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs)
  2. vajra family (Skt. Vajrakula; Wyl. rdo rje'i rigs)
  3. jewel family (Skt. Ratnakula)
  4. lotus family (Skt. Padmakula; Wyl. pad ma'i rigs)
  5. action family (Skt. Karmakula)

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'.

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