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Tuesday , May 13 , 2008
GREEN TARA: one of the mother goddess in buddhism
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GREEN TARA [Sanskrit: Syamatara],
Mudra [posture]: vitarka (argument) & varad (charity) mudra,
Symbol: Blue lotus [utpala].

Tibetan Lamaism considers Green Tara to be the original Tara. In fact, the Tibetan name for the goddess is do-ngon, which means 'the original Tara' but ngon, original has sometime been interpreted by some Lama with sngo, meaning 'green', and the epithet 'green' has become inseparable from this form of Tara, which symbolizes the Divine Energy.

Green Tara is represented seated on a lotus-throne, the right leg pendant, with the foot supported by a small lotus, the stem of which is attached to the lotus throne. She is slender, graceful in her pose, and dressed like a Bodhisattva and wears the five-leafed crown. These leaves of crown symbolize five Dhyani-Buddhas. Some time in her crown, the five Dhyani-Buddhas are figured.
Her hair is abundant and wavy. Her right hand is in varad or 'charity' mudra, and her left hand, which is in 'argument' mudra, holds the lotus.
She has two full open [human] eyes, where as her another manifestation the White Tara has seven meditation [half-closed] eyes. The goddess may also be represented with a small image of Amoghasiddhi [one of the five Dhyani-Buddhas] in her headdress.

Tibetan Lamaism believed that Tara was incarnate in all good women, and in the seventh century they declared the two pious of the Tibetan Buddhist king, sTrong-tsan-sgam-po, incarnations of Tara. She was then given two distinct forms: The 'White Tara' believed to be incarnate in the Chinese princess Wen-ch'eng, daughter of a Chinese prince belonging to imperial family and 'the green Tara', incarnate in the Nepalese princess Brikuti, daughter of the Nepalese king Ansu Verman. Both queens are believed to have brought with them various scriptures, images of Buddha and cult to Tibet. Tara is also regarded as mother of all Buddha and savior of all sentient beings from worldly miseries.

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA

Above is Chants for Great Tara and meaning is :
OM represents: Tara's sacred body, speech and mind.
TARE means: liberating from all discontent.
TUTTARE means: liberating from the eight fears, the external dangers, but mainly from the internal dangers, the delusions.
TURE means: liberating from duality; it shows the true cessation of confusion.
SOHA means: "may the meaning of the mantra take root in my mind."

The first Bajrayana Buddhist Stupa is also belongs to Goddess Tara, Shanti Tara Maha Stupa .


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nepalartsgallery date : 14/05/2008 time : 16.57
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GG: I don't know What is Bong? you mean pots ?
I have never tried it But way they Smoking and lots of Smoke blow out from his mouth looks delicious.

Lalida: Everybody Trying to do best in their filds. I am just trying to Informs Arts from Tibet and Nepal.
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Lalida date : 14/05/2008 time : 00.42
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Bharat,

I think you're doing quite well and maybe be even better than me, Many things you've posted I never saw it in my life and surely nothing about Tibet...
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GGrass date : 13/05/2008 time : 21.54
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Nepal: Is that a bong he's holding in his hand? That looks delicious!
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nepalartsgallery date : 13/05/2008 time : 18.37
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Hi Lalida,
I think you want to know, how did i know About Tibetan Arts and Goddess. So It's my intrest to study Books and many Websites about Tibetan arts and Buddhism. So i know just only basic About arts and buddhism.
GG : Nice Joke but you are right, really need to smoke some pots to understand Like Yogi in India .
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GGrass date : 13/05/2008 time : 14.55
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Nepal: I need to smoke some pot to understand what all this means...
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Lalida date : 13/05/2008 time : 14.35
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Bharat,

If I may, can I ask you what you see in all these Gods and Goddess and how you understand them?
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Lalida date : 13/05/2008 time : 14.34
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Bharat,

If I may, can I ask you what you see in all these Gods and Goddess and how you understand them?
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