རིགས། | Glossary of Terms
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རིགས།
- rigs
- kula
- Term
- family
- རིགས།
- rigs
- kula
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.