Colors and Directions: The Tibetan System of Five
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Extrapolated from the full system of nine directions, without any changes but leaving out the intermediate directions, this system of five is shown here merely for a clear view and because the five is an often occurring number in Tibet; for example the five elements and the Five Buddha-Families.
The scheme shown here also fits the attributes of the Five Wisdom Dakinis and the Five Krodeshvari.
These five colors also constitute the Tibetan concept of the rainbow and the rainbow body.