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རིགས་གསུམ་མགོན་པོ
Lords of the three Families [IW]

Lords of the three Families ['jam dbyangs dang, phyag na rdo rje, spyan ras gzigs te sngags lugs bya rgyud kyi mgon po gsum- [Tserig] [IW]

Lords of the Three Families. The three bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani [RY]

Lords of the Three Families, Three Family Lords, Three Protectors. Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani [RY]

Lords of the Three Families [RY]

3 protecting lords, protectors of the three families, three kinds of protectors (Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani) [JV]

Three Protectors; the Bodhisattvas Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani [RY]

Lords/Protectors of the Three Families, the Bodhisattvas Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, and Vajrapani [RY]

1) Lords of the Three Families, Protectors of the Three Families, Defenders of the Three Families, Protective Lords of the Three Families; 2) Lords of the Three Bodhisattva Families, Protectors of the Three Bodhisattva Families, Defenders of the Three Bodhisattva Families, Protective Lords of the Three Bodhisattva Families; 3) Lords of the Three Lineages, Protectors of the Three Lineages, Defenders of the Three Lineages, Protective Lords of the Three Lineages; 4) Lords of the Three Bodhisattva Lineages, Protectors of the Three Bodhisattva Lineages, Defenders of the Three Bodhisattva Lineages, Protective Lords of the Three Bodhisattva Lineages; 5) the Threefold Lords, Threefold Protectors, Threefold Defenders, Threefold Protective Lords; 6) the Threefold Bodhisattva Lords, Threefold Bodhisattva Protectors, Threefold Bodhisattva Defenders, Threefold Bodhisattva Protective Lords; 7) the Triad of Lords, Triad of Protectors, Triad of Defenders, Triad of Protective Lords; 8) the Triad of Bodhisattva Lords, Triad of Bodhisattva Protectors, Triad of Bodhisattva Defenders, Triad of Protective Lords.

This refers to a kind of triumvirate or triadic grouping of Avalokiteśvara, Mañjuśrī, and Vajrapāṇi, symbolizing compassion, wisdom, and power or skillful means, respectively. These figures represent the principal qualities cultivated on the bodhisattva path and are understood collectively as an integrated expression of awakened mind. Frequently invoked together in liturgical, meditative, and iconographic contexts, their practices involve their sequential cultivation, joint visualization, or integration within a single contemplative framework. Erick Tsiknopoulos