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'''The Tantra of Tārā, Source of All the Different Activities''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sgrol ma las sna tshogs 'byung ba'i rgyud'', Skt. tārā viśvakarma bhava tantra)- a tantra of | '''The Tantra of Tārā, Source of All the Different Activities''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sgrol ma las sna tshogs 'byung ba'i rgyud'', Skt. tārā viśvakarma bhava tantra)- a tantra of Tara. [[Taranatha]], in his ''Golden Rosary'', says that [[Avalokiteshvara]] taught millions of verses or Tara tantras, but most of them have been lost in the human world. The present tantra found in the Tibetan [[Kangyur]] was translated in the 12th century, and is classified as a [[Kriya Tantra]]. It is the source of the famous [[Twenty-one Taras]]. | ||
==Translations== | ==Translations== | ||
*''The Tantra Called the Origin of All Rites of | *''The Tantra Called the Origin of All Rites of Tārā, Mother of All the Tathāgatas'', translated by Martin Willson, in ''In Praise of Tara: Songs to the Saviouress'', published by Wisdom Publications, 1986, pages 44-86. | ||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] | ||
[[Category:Tara]] | [[Category:Tara]] | ||
[[Category:Tantras]] | [[Category:Tantras]] | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 21 October 2016
The Tantra of Tārā, Source of All the Different Activities (Wyl. sgrol ma las sna tshogs 'byung ba'i rgyud, Skt. tārā viśvakarma bhava tantra)- a tantra of Tara. Taranatha, in his Golden Rosary, says that Avalokiteshvara taught millions of verses or Tara tantras, but most of them have been lost in the human world. The present tantra found in the Tibetan Kangyur was translated in the 12th century, and is classified as a Kriya Tantra. It is the source of the famous Twenty-one Taras.
Translations
- The Tantra Called the Origin of All Rites of Tārā, Mother of All the Tathāgatas, translated by Martin Willson, in In Praise of Tara: Songs to the Saviouress, published by Wisdom Publications, 1986, pages 44-86.