Five tathāgatas
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The five tathāgatas (Skt. pañcatathāgata; T. de bzhin gshegs pa lnga; C. wuzhi rulai/wu fo 五智如來/五佛) are a group of buddhas that correspond to the five families, the five wisdoms, and so on, according to Buddhist tantra. These are also known as the "five conquerors" (pañcajina).[1] In English, they are also referred to as the "five buddhas", the "five dhyani buddhas", etc.[1]
These five buddhas feature prominently in various tantras and are the primary object of meditation in Shingon Buddhism, a school of tantra found in Japan.[2]
The five tathāgatas are:
For an overview of the attributes of each tathagata, see:
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. pañcatathāgata.
- ↑
Five Tathagatas, Wikipedia
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University- Keown, Damien (2003), A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-860560-9
Thrangu Rinpoche (1998), The Five Buddha Families and the Eight Consciousnesses, translated by Peter Roberts, Boulder, Colorado: Namo Buddha Publications
Further reading
Buddhas of the five families, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
de_bzhin_gshegs_pa_lnga, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
de bzhin gshegs pa lnga, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
