Buddhist Deity: Tara Religious Context

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--- Avalokiteshvara Page
--- Pureland of Tara
--- Tara (Yoganiruttara, Anuttarayoga)
--- Related Deities & Secondary Figures
--- Primary & Secondary Lineages
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Videos:
- Tara Introduction: Three Points
- All Tara Videos

Tara made a promise in the distant past that after reaching complete enlightenment she would always appear in the form of a female for the benefit of all beings. She especially protects from the eight and sixteen fears and has taken on many of the early functions originally associated with the deities Avalokiteshvara and Amoghapasha. Practiced in all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism Tara, amongst all of the different deity forms, is likely second in popularity only to Avalokiteshvara. Meditational practices and visual descriptions for Tara are found in all classes of Buddhist Tantra, both Nyingma and Sarma (Sakya, Kagyu, Gelug).

Database Search: Tara - All Images | Painting | Sculpture | Mandala

Jeff Watt [updated 4-2017, 12-2019, 5-2024]

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bod brgyud nang bstan lha tshogs chen mo bzhugs so, 2001. ISBN 7-5420-0816-1. Page 578-624.

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).