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The '''five female buddhas''' of the [[five families]], also known as the '''five mothers''' (''yum lnga'') are:
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]]
#[[Buddhalochana]] (Tib. ''Sangyé chenma'') the consort of [[Akshobhya]], who represents the purity of the element '''earth'''
#[[Mamaki]] (Tib. ''Mamaki'') the consort of [[Ratnasambhava]]
#[[Mamaki]] (Tib. ''Mamaki'') the consort of [[Ratnasambhava]], who represents the purity of the element '''water'''
#[[Pandaravasini]] (Tib. ''Gökarmo'') the consort of [[Amitabha]]
#[[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]]
#[[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]]
#[[Dhatvishvari]] (Tib. ''Ying Chukma'') also known as Vajra Datvishvari or White Tara, the consort of [[Vairochana]], who represents the purity of the element '''space'''


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]

Revision as of 16:08, 4 October 2007

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