One of the five buddha families.

The family to which dancing women are said to belong in The Glorious Sovereign Tantra of Mahākāla.

This family is associated mainly with the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, and includes deities such as Tārā, Bhṛkuṭī, and so forth. In the higher tantras, this family is presided over by the tathāgata Amitābha.

One of the five buddha families. This family is associated mainly with the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara and includes deities such as Tārā and Bhṛkuṭī. This family is presided over by the Tathāgata Amitābha.

One of the three, four, or five clans into which esoteric Buddhist deities are organized. In Kriyātantra literature, the head of this clan is Avalokiteśvara.