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Tara (Buddhism) Tara ( Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Standard Tibetan: སྒྲོལ་མ, dölma ), Ārya Tārā (Noble Tara), also known as Jetsün Dölma (Tibetan: rje btsun sgrol ma, meaning: "Venerable Mother of Liberation"), is an important female Buddha in Buddhism, especially revered in Vajrayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.
In the Shaivism and Shaktism tradition of Hinduism, the goddess Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is considered a form of Adishakti , the tantric manifestation of Parvati .
Tara can manifest in myriad—literally endless—forms, suited to the need of the practitioner. Iconographically, She can appear in any color. Famously, She is Green Tara, the savioress—and chief manifestation of Tara. She is equally known as White Tara, the Goddess of Long Life and Healing.
21 Taras according to Sadhanasamucchaya. In this lineage, the color of each Tara is similar to the Atisha lineage, but instead of “bhumpa” vases with nectar each Tara holds a lotus — with unique implements displayed on the top of each lotus.
The Buddhist goddess Tara, repoussé gilt copper set with turquoise, from Nepal, late 17th–18th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (more) Tara, Buddhist saviour-goddess with numerous forms, widely popular in Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia.
Aug 9, 2021 · Tara is a female deity in both Hinduism and Buddhism who personifies compassion and offers salvation from the suffering of rebirth and death. She is thought to have been born of empathy for the suffering world and is regularly invoked for protection, guidance, and deliverance from difficult situations.
Goddess Tara. Goddess Tara is the second of the Das Mahavidya. Tara, which means star, is seen as a beautiful but perpetually self-combusting. Hence Goddess Tara is perceived as the personification of unquenchable hunger that propels the life.
