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Buddhist Deity: Tara (English Bibliography)

Tara Religious Context | 84000: Sanskrit Source Texts

English Publications:

A Prayer Flag for Tara, #36, page 548-552. Donald S.Lopez. Religions of Tibet in Practice. Edited by Donald S.Lopez. Princeton Readings in Religions, Princeton University Press, 1997.

In Praise of Tara, Songs to the Saviouress by Martin Willson. Wisdom Publications, 1986. (Video book review).

The Śakti Cult and Tara. Edited by D.C. Sircar. University of Calcutta, 1967. (Video book review).

The Cult of Tara. Stephan Beyer. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1973. (Video book review).

Tara: The Feminine Divine. Bokar Rinpoche. Clear Point Press, 1999. (Video book review).

The Origin of Tara Tantra. David Templeman. Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1981. (Video book review).

The Tara Tantra: Tara's Fundamental Ritual Text (Tara-mula-kalpa) (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences), by Susan A. Landesman May 19, 2020.


Lotsawa House: Online Digital Tara Series
Video Book Reviews:
- Source Texts: Indian, Part 1 [HAR on Patreon 16 min.], English Texts, Part 2 [HAR on Patreon 18.5 min.]
- Manjushri Root Tantra (Manjushri Mula Kalpa). 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha [6.5 min.]
- In Praise of Tara, Songs to the Saviouress by Martin Willson [3.5 min.]
- The Śakti Cult and Tara. Edited by D.C. Sircar [3 min.]
- The Cult of Tara by Stephen Beyer [4 min.]
- The Origin of Tara Tantra by Jonang Taranatha [4 min.]
- Tara: The Feminine Divine by Bokar Rinpoche [3.5 min]
- The Tara Tantra: Tara's Fundamental Ritual Text (Tara-mula-kalpa) by Susan A. Landesman. Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences. Columbia University, 2020

HAR Team 12-2022 [updated 5-2024]

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