Śyāmatārā
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Śyāmatārā. (T. sgrol ljang). Literally, “Dark Tārā” or “Green Tārā”. One of the two main forms of the deity Tārā; the other main form is “White Tārā” (Sitatārā).[1]
Green Tārā (Śyāmatārā) is particularly associated with enlightened activity.[2]
The Princeton Dictionary states:
- After Avalokiteśvara, Śyāmatārā is perhaps the most widely worshipped Buddhist deity in Tibet and the focus of the nonsectarian Tārā cult. The Namas Tāre Ekaviṃśatistotra (“Twenty-One Praises of Tārā”) is one of the most widely known prayers in Tibet, and her mantra, oṃ tāre tuttāre ture svāha, is second in popularity only to oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ, Avalokiteśvara’s mantra.[1]
Atisha was a devotee of Green Tara.[1]
Further reading
Tara (Buddhism), Wikipedia
Green Tara, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
sgrol_ljang, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
Tara, Green: main page, Himalayan Art Resources- Tara, Green (Confusions) (physical characteristics), Himalayan Art Resources
- Practice of Green Tara (Ringu Tulku, July 1997, Dublin), dharmadata.org
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Śyāmatārā.
- ↑ Green Tara, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
