84000 Glossary of Terms

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རིགས། | Glossary of Terms

  • རིགས།

  • rigs
  • kula
  • Term
Publications: 1
  • family
  • རིགས།
  • rigs
  • kula
Definition in this text:

Apart from its ordinary meaning as “family,” the term often refers to a tathāgata family (alternatively called a buddha family), reflecting the division of the Buddhist pantheon into families. In the Kriyātantras there are four main tathāgata families: the tathāgata, lotus, jewel, and vajra families.