Buddhist Deity: Tara (Uddiyana)
Uddiyana Tara | Tara Main PagePitishvari Uddiyana Tara:
'Above a lotus and moon from the [letter] HUM is a protection wheel. Inside of that from E at the center of a dharmakara, from PAM, is a red lotus. In the middle from RAM is a sun [disc]. Above that from TAM is a red utpala marked with the letter TAM radiating and absorbing light. [From that] I arise as Revered Arya Tara, red in colour, with four faces and eight arms. The main face is red, right black, left green, above yellow, [each with] three eyes. The right hands hold a damaru drum, skullcup filled with blood, sword and vajra [scepter]. The left hands [hold] an utpala, jewel, katvanga and a bell. The left leg is extended in a dancing manner. Adorned with a crown of skulls, necklace of fresh heads, and the five mudras; wearing a tiger skin skirt, smiling and feirce, with yellow hair flowing upward, standing in the middle of a mass of fire.' (Taranata, Rinjung Gyatsa, volume 1, page 293).
The text above is an abbreviated version of the main Tibetan source text composed by Chogyal Pagpa Lodro Gyaltsen (1235-1280 [P1048]) in the Fire Female Rabbit year, 1267/68, in the 9th month 15th day to the 10th month 15th day, at a place known as Kang Gya. (See Sakya Kabum, Chogyal Pagpa, volume 2, folio 287-291). (See text).
Lineage Teachers: Tara, Dakini Vajrasana, mahasiddha Saraha, Vinatabhadra, Sanghamashri, Lilavajra, Lotsawa Shakya Dorje, Ngonpawa, Wangchug Tsundru, Pagpa Rinpoche, Chang Taglungpa Mangalguru, Ratna Guru, Ratna Kara, Tashi Paltseg, Ngagwang Dragpa, Tsultrim Chodrub, Namgyal Tashi, Je namgyal Puntsog, Jonang Taranata, etc. (Volume 2, page 283).
Jeff Watt [updated 9-2017]
