Five wisdoms

[web 1] Pañca-jñāna is rendered in English as: "five wisdoms," "five awarenesses," or "five pristine cognitions.

[2] The idea of the Five Wisdoms "underwent a considerable development" within Tibetan Buddhism where they are "symbolized or embodied" in the Five Dhyani Buddhas.

[2] According to Bönpo teacher Tenzin Wangyal, the Five Pure Lights become the Five Poisons if we remain deluded, or the Five Wisdoms and the Five Buddha Families if we recognize their purity.

[4] The Five Wisdoms, and the accompanying Five Buddhas, are represented in Tibetan Buddhism by the "symbolic bone ornaments".

[note 4][5] The Hevajra Tantra associates the Symbolic Bone Ornaments directly with the Five Wisdoms:[note 5] The additional ornament spoken of in various texts related to Hevajra is ash from a cremation ground smeared on the body (Tib.