Five Buddha Types
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Rinpoche gave the following advice about the translation of the Tibetan word rigs: don't use the word family or lineage.
Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche explained that there are five buddha types. Each type of buddha is a remedy for a different delusion, a remedy for attachment or anger or pride, etc. So type or race is OK, but family or lineage doesn’t work. Rinpoche says, “Is there a buddha that doesn’t have a lineage?”