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Tārā (Buddhism)
Anubhava Srivastava
Tārā (Sanskrit ari, tārā) or Arya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma (Tibetan language; rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the "mother of liberation," and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. In Japan she is known as Tarani Bosatsu, and little known as Tuoluo in Chinese Buddhism.
Tärā is a tantric meditation deity whose practice is used by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism to develop certain inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings about compassion and emptiness. Tāra is actually the generic name for a set of Buddhas or bodhisattvas of similar aspect. These may more properly be understood as different aspects of the same quality, as bodhisattvas are often considered metaphoric for Buddhist virtues.! The most widely known forms of Tārā are :
Green Tārā, known as the Buddha of enlightened activity White Tārā, also known for compassion, long life, healing and serenity; also known as The Wish-fulfilling Wheel, or Cintachakra Red Tārā, of fierce aspect associated with magnetizing all good things
