Buddhas of the Three Times

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kun tu bzang mo - Ever-Excellent Lady, Skt. Samantabhadri. The All-good, the mother of all the buddhas of the three times; the female counterpart / consort of Samantabhadra, the Dharmakaya buddha. She symbolizes Emptiness and dharmadhatu [RY]

dus gsum rgyal ba'i yab gcig - the single father of the buddhas of the three times [IW]

dus gsum sangs rgyas - 1) the buddhas of the three times [past, present, and future]; 2) the previous buddha, mar me mdzad, Dipamkara; the present buddha, sha kya thub pa, Shakyamuni; and the next {byams pa}, Maitreya. [IW]