The Buddha, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus and Action families. The five Buddha Families represent the real nature of all things. For example, the Five Conquerors are the real nature of the five aggregates, their Five Consorts the real nature of the five elements, the five wisdoms the real nature of the five poisons, and so on. [WOMPT, 1998]

The Buddha, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action families. The five Buddha Families represent the true nature of all things. For example, the Five Conquerors are the true nature of the five aggregates, their Five Consorts the true nature of the five elements, the five wisdoms the true nature of the five poisons, and so on. [TLWF, 2011]

The five Buddha Families, namely: Tathagata, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action. These represent five aspects of Buddhahood. They are presided over by the Dhyani Buddhas, who are generally depicted in a mandala arrangement as follows: blue Vairochana in the center (Tathagata), white Vajrasattva in the east (Vajra), yellow Ratnasambhava in the south (Jewel), red Amitabha in the west (Lotus), and green Amoghasiddhi in the north (Action). [LLB, 2002]

The five lineages of Tathagata, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action. They are represented by five Buddhas (respectively, Vairochana, Akshobhya or Vajrasattva, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi) who constitute the five aspects of Buddhahood. They are regarded as the nature of the five aggregates, and they correspond to the five wisdoms arising when the five emotional defilements are purified and transmuted. [WL, 2012]