Vajra family
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vajra family (Skt. vajrakula; T. rdo rje'i rigs) is one of the "five families" (pañcakula), according to Buddhist tantra.
In Kriyā tantra literature, the head of this family is Vajrapāṇi.[1]
In the higher tantras, this family is presided over by the tathāgata Akṣobhya.[1] In this context, the Vajra family represents the enlightened mind, and is associated with mirror-like wisdom.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
rdo rje'i rigs, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Thinley Norbu 2016, Chapter 9. Aspects of Buddhahood.
Sources
Thinley Norbu (2016), Echoes: The Boudhanath Teachings, translated by William Koblensky, Boston: Shambhala
External links
Vajra family, Rigpa Shedra Wiki