TARA: The most powerful Goddess in Buddhism — and why she refused to be reborn as a male
But Tara's not just a goddess, she's a fully enlightened buddha who defied every monk who ever told her to become a man.
Born from the compassionate tears of Avalokiteshvara [who was transformed into the feminine deity Kwan Yin], Green Tara took a sacred vow to remain female forever and save beings faster than any other enlightened being in Buddhist history.
- [Buddhist "history" is much older than it is ever given credit for because the historical Buddha spoke of at least 28 previous supremely awakened buddhas in this great aeon and countless before that in the endless cycle of time or three ages of past, present, and future. Much of what Shakyamuni Buddha, born Prince Siddhartha Gautama, taught he either discerned on the spot or recalled from casting his mind back to how previous buddhas had handled various situations.]
From Tibetan warriors carrying her image into battle to modern practitioners calling her name in life-or-death emergencies, Tara represents the radical feminine power that [some male-centric element, likely a monastic one or a worldwide influence and push to bury the divine feminine in Abrahamic and Dharmic religions like] Buddhism tried to hide for centuries.
This is the untold story of Tara: the "Female Buddha" who can move faster than fear.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
- 00:00 The Sea Legend
- 01:57 Chapter 1: The Tear That Became a Revolution
- 05:45 Chapter 2: The 21 Faces of Protection
- 10:17 Chapter 3: What Makes Tara Unlike Any Other Buddhist Deity
- 13:55 Chapter 4: The Night She Saved Tibet
- 17:56 Chapter 5: When You Actually Need Her
- 23:12 Why Tara Still Matters Today
DISCOVER:
- How Tara was born from Avalokiteshvara’s tear and why her vow changed Buddhism forever
- How Green Tara saved an 11th-century Indian master traveling to Tibet and changed Tibetan Buddhism forever
- The 21 Taras and the legends behind their protective powers (including the Eight Great Fears)
- Why Tara answers prayers instantly, while the historical Buddha taught the slow [systematic] path of gradual enlightenment
- Why Tara is experiencing a global renaissance today
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📚 SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Primary texts:
- "In Praise of the Twenty-One Taras" (traditional liturgical text)
- "The Biography of Atisha Dipankara" (11th century Tibetan sources)
- "The Praises to the Twenty-One Taras" by Sūryagupta
- Tibetan Buddhist canonical texts on Tara's origins and manifestations
Scholarly resources:
- "Tara: The Feminine Divine" by Bokar Rinpoche
- "In Praise of Tara: Songs to the Saviouress" translated by Martin Willson
- "The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet" by Stephan Beyer
- Historical accounts of Atisha's journey to Tibet (1042 CE)
- Studies on feminine enlightenment in Vajrayana Buddhism
- Traditional Tara sadhana [daily] practices across Tibet, Mongolia, Nepal, and Bhutan
- The Eight Great Fears in Buddhist iconography
- The relationship between Avalokiteshvara and Tara in Mahayana texts
- Modern applications of Tara practice in contemporary Buddhism
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