#bodhisattva tara

[15pantheons]

Gaia : So which one is you're children?

Bodhisattva tara : Which one the asura, the deva or the human or yaskha,

Gaia : So all of them is your children?

Bodhisattva tara : Not biologically

[blueevander]

Blue skin i have fascinating with this whether that's fictional character or a deity or divine being. Specifically like Vishnu and one of he's avatar Krishna from hinduism, buddha aksobhya, buddha samantabhadra one of he's form vajradhara, buddha bhaisajyaguru, bodhisattva vajrapani, bodhisattva akashagarbha, bodhisattva tara in her blue form that's from religion now let's start with fictional character Mystique, raze darkholme, copycat my favorite shapeshifter who have blue skin whether that's light blue or dark blue

[jadeseadragon]

Samundra Man Singh Shrestha (born in Nepal, 1980), Green Tara

Museum of Nepali Art (MONA)

[blue-lotus333]

Green Tara - moodboard

💚Bodhisattva of assistance💚

Om Tara tuttare ture svaha

[mahayanapilgrim]

White Tara, the female Buddha of longevity.

Tara is a completely enlightened buddha and as a young bodhisattva she promised always to appear in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings and especially to protect from the eight fears. In this white form she appears specifically for the purpose of bestowing longevity.

[mirkokosmos]

by Mirko Lalit Egger

[stolemythesis]

Doing some religious tourism in Sedona, AZ

The Amitabha Stupa and peace park

[nobios1]

Tara Bodhisattva（多羅菩薩）

I acquired this beautiful statue more than 15 years ago. I was told that it is very old, dating from the Ming Dynasty. Although it is considerably damaged, the gilding is still partially intact. And it still conveys the Buddhist craftsman spirit and the wishes of the people of that time.

This is a Green Tara of Tibetan Buddhism, a beautiful young girl. She was born as an incarnation of the tears shed by Kannon. If someone is suffering, she runs there and saves them. In Japan, she is revered as the Tara Kannon or the Tara Bodhisattva.

[blogdemocratesjr]

Paper Buddha Buddy #093 (Water Elemental) by Paper Buddha + Tara Bodhisattva

In Buddhist conception, a bodhisattva is a being who is engaged on the path toward Buddhahood and is completely devoted to helping sentient beings liberate themselves from suffering. The word bodhisattva is easier to understand if the two terms that make it up, bodhi and sattva, are translated separately. Bodhi stands for the wisdom that understands the ultimate nature of reality, and sattva is a person motivated by universal compassion. So the bodhisattva ideal amounts to an aspiration to practice infinite compassion with infinite wisdom.

—Dalai Lama, My Spiritual Journey (p.93)

To bring the wisdom of love was the mission of the Bodhisattvas and of the Buddha; to bring to mankind the power of love was the mission of Christ. This distinction must be made.

—Rudolf Steiner, The Gospel of St. Luke: Lecture IX

[eldenfnord]

"At the depths of the Under World, the experience is overwhelming because we can't see anything. We can't breathe because the air is too heavy. At the heights of the Upper World, we are overwhelmed because we can perceive everything... Thus, in our human form, we must remain in or near the Middle World, although we can experience brief sojourns into the fringes of the other two realms... [Hekate's] dark, destructive, and deadly side is only one part of Her. She is equally, if not more so, an Upper World deity. Here in the Middle World, Her energy creates our life's journey and She lights the way... These currents combine synergistically to create the World Soul. Using the three worlds and the epithets provide us with tools to better understand Her."

-Keeping Her Keys; an Introduction to Hekate's Modern Witchcraft by Cyndi Brannen (pp35-36)

The past few years I've been fascinated with goddesses. As an aspiring magos/witch/shaman I naturally gravitate towards the ones that are associated with mageia. (I like the Greek term for magick.) Hekate is one of those dark, mysterious, and undeniably powerful ones who has a lot more going for her if you look closer. The more I look into her history, I find she has wider-spanning roles then many people would think.

Dr. Brannen speaks of her many attributes in Keeping Her Keys. Fierce and fiery at times, and others loving, forgiving, and rejuvenating. She can be a guide through our most difficult times. She reminds me of the goddess Tara, who acts in many of the same roles.

I haven't been studying Tara for very long but I think she fits in with the same archetype as Hekate. They're probably not historically related but that doesn't bother me. I might combine Tara and Hekate devotion in my practice. The more I read about religions, the more I see just how much people have mixed bits and pieces of them together throughout history.

I like Chaos magic, which encourages creating and destroying belief systems at one's leisure. I'm glad that people can be devout followers of specific religions, but that's not really my jam. I think as long as I'm aware of what parts I'm connecting and where they came from it's okay. Anyway, those are just some thoughts late on a Wednesday evening.

Thanks for reading. You're beautiful. I love you. I hope all your dreams come true.

[vajracrafts2021]

The Green Tara Statue, 16"

[rdela]

An owl taught me a new variation of Tara’s mantras this morning. The owl was very patient with me. Repeating the mantra over and over until I finally got it. Once I finally did, the owl flew away immediately from its perch atop the giant old pine above, framed by the nearly full waning moon shining through its boughs. I heard the sound and knew the owl was gone before I looked up. It sounded like it flew right over me, both of us deep in meditation.

One of the things the owl reminded me of as I stared up at it was that not only is it okay to move during meditation, it might be necessary to get comfortable and opened up enough to go deep. Stillness exists even in activity. Stillness is within.

Om Tare Tam svaha

Tuttare ture svaha

Om Tare Tam svaha

Tuttare ture svaha

Om Tare Tam svaha

Tuttare ture svaha

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[jadeseadragon]

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“Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha” Green Tara ॐ Talon Abraxas Tara, whose name means “star” or “she who ferries across,” is a Bodhisattva of compassion. In Tibetan, Tara is known as “Dölma” (Sgrol-ma), or “She Who Saves.” In particular she represents compassion in action, since she’s in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings.Samundra Man Singh Shrestha, Nepal

[tinycheesecakedetective]

Rice Flour Cookie

Edit (09/14/2024): Rice Flour's pibo has been changed. Her eyelashes have also lost the tinge of red. There she is, in all of her glory. Ancient!Mystic Flour Cookie, or Rice Flour Cookie if you will. Now the first thing you'll notice is that she's more colorful! That's for a few reasons, one! The gold-green combination is nice to look at and contrasts with Dark Cacao's pallet. Two, she's got different roots now!

If you don't know, Mystic Flour is heavily influenced by Guanyin; a Bodhisattva called on in times of crisis. Mine, however is inspired by Tara. Tara is a goddess in Buddhism that, like Guanyin, answers when there's spiritual or physical trouble. Unlike Guanyin though, Tara can take many forms and even has physical incarnations like Princess Wencheng (who was a main inspiration for her design.) It's very interesting stuff, and I do recommend taking a read into it.

Enough of the waffling though, transparent pics below!

Alternatives/Older Versions

[oroniel]

Galadriel's green dress and Green Tara imagery

I've always been struck by the strong resemblance between Galadriel's season 1 green dress and the iconography of Green Tara in the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. I would be surprised if this wasn't an actual inspiration for this costume. I've seen many posts looking at Western art as a source for costumes in Rings of Power, and in many of those instances, the link is direct - the costume is clearly lifted from a particular painting. But I haven't seen any that identify an origin for this dress. Both the color of the dress and the arrangement of the jewels - including the beading at the neck and cuffs and the diagonal swath of beads across the torso - strongly evoke the imagery of Green Tara.

Green Tara is one 21 manifestations of the Bodhisattva Tara, who is associated with compassion. These manifestations range from fully peaceful to fully wrathful. All of the Taras, regardless of aspect, are benevolent, even when their wrathful aspects may initially appear frightening.

Green Tara is towards the more peaceful end of the spectrum, but her color and her half-extended leg indicate that she is isn't fully settled into a peaceful persona. Her third eye of wisdom is not yet open. This is symbolically fitting for Galadriel, who demonstrates both peaceful and wrathful aspects across the course of Tolkien's writings and the show, but who is obviously still in a more wrathful state when we meet her in Rings of Power. We know that she will eventually project those more peaceful aspects most strongly after she founds Lothlorien. White Tara is the final and fully peaceful emanation of Tara, with not only an open third eye, but also eyes on her palms and soles. This corresponds to Galadriel's traditional Third Age representation as a being clad in white, but it also evokes her mirror and her mastery of Nenya as a means of seeing beyond the capabilities of an ordinary being. The Taras are often also depicted with a mirror, as in this image.

It's fitting that this is the dress that Galadriel was wearing when she confronted Halbrand and finally saw the truth of his identity. Much of Buddhist practice is concerned with perceiving and dispelling ignorance and illusion, and recognizing the negative effects of attachment. It is while wearing this dress, too, that Galadriel finally relinquishes her brother's dagger - an item that represents her attachment to a quest that ultimately further entangled her in fear, delusion, and suffering.

Given Galadriel's refusal to return to Valinor and her second season references to sticking around Middle Earth to try to prevent suffering, her bodhisattva undertones are even more striking. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who vow to remain within Samsara (the Wheel of Rebirth, the imperfect and illusion-filled world), despite the option to enter nirvana, in order to prevent suffering and assist others in reaching enlightenment. Her conversation with Elrond in S2.04, in which she talks about defending the weak as the duty of all elves, is a strong evocation of bodhicitta, the state of infinite compassion for all suffering beings. Her statement that she must fight Sauron to prevent further suffering is a clear statement of this conviction.

Obviously there are substantial differences between Buddhist and Tolkienien conceptualizations of suffering, and I'm not suggesting that any of this correlation has roots in Tolkien (although it may be present for the people involved in the show), but Galadriel is in many ways on a journey to overcome illusion, fear, ignorance, and attachment, and reach some state of enlightenment, so that she can better achieve her goal of preventing further suffering for the beings of Middle Earth.

There are some additional striking similarities between some of the other Eregion costuming and Vajrayana Buddhist iconography, which I may elaborate on later. But I just really enjoy thinking about Galadriel's journey as a bodhisattva's journey - and the more so because in Buddhism this is a path that is open to any being who seeks it, no matter where they start (Sauron, take note!)

[mahayanapilgrim]

Observe your awareness in this very present moment, just as it is.

It cannot be spoiled by the comings and goings of thoughts and memories,

Nor corrupted by ordinary thoughts of good and bad.

This awareness is vividly present, yet devoid of thoughts, And while it is devoid of thoughts, it is vividly present.

This naked transparency is, in essence, the dharmakaya.

-Longchenpa