The Five Buddha Families
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The five Buddhas Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, und Amoghasiddhi are often also called “the five Dhyani-Buddhas.” They represent the pure forms of the corresponding elements of our conventional world, reflected in outer (elements, colors, etc.), inner (afflictions etc.), and secret (wisdoms) symbols or representations. Every tantric being includes all five buddha families, individually emphasizing different main points.
In many texts und teachings we encounter different buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other deities. In the Vajrayāna, they are matched with the five buddha families with corresponding symbols, colors, and so on, and are typically depicted in the form of a mandala.
The diverse buddhas und deities make a connection between our ordinary way of being and a consciousness that is in line with the tantric view. They thus symbolize the nature of samsaric delusion as the five wisdoms of the buddhas. Hence understanding the five buddha families enables a deeper access to Buddhist meditations and especially the visualizations of the Vajrayāna.
Die fünf Buddhas Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, und Amoghasiddhi werden häufig auch als die fünf Dhyani-Buddhas bezeichnet. Sie stellen die reinen Formen der entsprechenden Bestandteile unserer konventionellen Welt dar, reflektiert in äußeren (Elemente, Farben, usw.), inneren (Geistesplagen usw.) und geheimen (Weisheiten) Symbolen bzw. Repräsentationen. Jede tantrische Wesenheit beinhaltet alle fünf Buddhafamilien, wobei jeweils unterschiedliche Schwerpunkte betont werden.
In vielen Texten und Unterweisungen begegnen wir verschiedenen Buddhas, Bodhisattvas und anderen Gottheiten. Diese werden im Vajrayāna den fünf Buddha-Familien mit entsprechenden Symbolen, Farben usw. zugeordnet und typischerweise in der Form eines Mandalas dargestellt.
Die verschiedenen Buddhas und Gottheiten stellen eine Verbindung zwischen unserem gewöhnlichen Dasein und einem der tantrischen Sichtweise entsprechenden Bewusstsein her. Sie symbolisieren dabei die Natur samsarischer Verblendung als die fünf Weisheiten der Buddhas. Daher ermöglicht das Verständnis der fünf Buddha-Familien einen tieferen Zugang zu buddhistischen Meditationen und insbesondere den Visualisierungen des Vajrayāna.
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