rigs lnga: 3 definitions
Introduction:
rigs lnga means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
rigs lnga (རིགས་ལྔ) refers to the “five Buddha families” (in Tibetan: rigs lnga) and forms part of the “Forty-two Peaceful Deities” (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
The Five Families (rigs lnga) are:
- Buddha family (deshyin shekpé rik),
- Vajra family (rdo rje'i rigs),
- Ratna family (rin chen rigs),
- Padma family (pad ma'i rigs),
- Karma family (las kyi rigs).
rigs lnga (རིགས་ལྔ) in Tibetan refers to the “Five Families” (i.e., “the families of Tantric tradition”). They are: Tathāgata or Buddha, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus and Action family.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Tibetan-English dictionary
rigs lnga (རིགས་ལྔ) (in Tibetan) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 五種性 [wǔ zhǒng xìng]: “five kinds of natures”.
Tibetan language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Rgyal ba rigs lnga, Five families, Vajrakula, Ratnakula, Padmakula, Rin chen rigs, Pad ma'i rigs, Las kyi rigs, Tathagatakula, Rdo rje'i rigs, Karmakula, De bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs, Pancakula, Jinakula, Yum lnga, Wu qu, Wu zhong xing, Wu dao.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing rigs lnga; (plurals include: rigs lngas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 15.21 (Commentary) < [Chapter 15 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 15.15 (Commentary) < [Chapter 15 (Text and Commentary)]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Part 43 - Guide to Bhaktapur Dipankara < [A Buddhist Guide to the Power Places of the Kathmandu Valley]
Part 1 - Ceremonies following the death of an adult < [Status and Death: Mortuary Rites and Attitudes to the Body in a Tibetan Village]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1b - Detailed transmission history from dynastic period < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Where the Heroes and Sky-Goers Gather: A Study of the Sauraṭa Pilgrimage < [Volume 8, Issue 8 (2017)]
The Visualization of the Secret < [Volume 11, Issue 3 (2020)]
Conceptualization of “Taking the Essence” (bcud len) as Tantric Rituals in... < [Volume 10, Issue 4 (2019)]