All night tara practice is a tradition whereby participants stay up all night to recite the 21 praises to tara. The new edition also includes translations of a postface written a century ago by the first jamgon kontrul rinpoche, and a new preface by dilgo khyentse rinpoche. The practice of tara is highly respected and revered for its effectiveness in fulfilling dharmic wishes and clearing hindrances for sincere and devoted practitioners. An oral commentary on the twentyone praises to tara. The main tara forms in the tradition is the set called the 21 taras. It appears in the derge kangyur as offering praise to tara through twentyone verses of homage. The roaring sound of the mantra ture and her slightly wrathful hand gesture overpower all evils including those that are the most difficult to tame our own negative. This is just the tiniest bit of information, but perhaps ill post more on the precious mother tara at another time. Do you recite this in your language, or in tibetan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. These english words are as powerful as sanskrit mantras. Tara, the mother of all buddhas a buddhist library.
Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Each form of tara has a specific colour and accomplishes a specific activity. Bokar rinpoche commentary on the 21 praises of tara. The face of tara is from a statue at nangkyi hermitage, crafted by senge under the guidance of tulku urgyen rinpoche. Green is the primary colour of tara, however green is not included in the enumeration of the 21. To the wise, devoted to the goddess, who recite these stanzas. Revised short green tara practice with praises to the twenty. This is what she promised to doall we need to do is ask for her help.
Prepare for this practice by setting the proper motivation and reciting the preliminary prayers and practices. Many people recite the tara sadhana as a daily practice. Tara has 21 primary emanations, each of which performs different activities such as pacification, increase and so forth. Spanishdict is the worlds most popular spanishenglish dictionary, translation, and learning website. Rearranged and singing by sascha alexandra aurora and rodrigo reijers. Praises to the twentyone taras audio lama yeshe wisdom. Cha tsal hla yi tso nam jal pa, hla tang mi am chi yi ten ma. Translate tara in spanish online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge. White light emanates from the om at arya taras brow and curves in an arc to enter my brow. There are innumerable manifestations of tara arising according to the needs of others, such as the dynamic green tara who quickly overcomes obstacles and saves beings in dangerous situations. There are 4 red taras, 6 white, 3 yellow, 4 orange, 2 redblack and 2 black taras for a total of 21. Lineage of the tara dance tara dhatu dance the goddess. Commentary on praises to 21 taras downloads hayagriva. Tara s enlightened activity is an open, consistently clear and friendly guide to the practice of the 21 taras.
The twentyone taras are explained by bokar rinpoche and ringu tulku rinpoche respectively along. Praises to tara this text contains three sets of prayers. As you are reciting the 21 praises to tara it is important to visualizeimagine with the minds eye that in the space in front and as large as possible is the actual assembly of 21 taras surrounding green tara completely made of light like a hologram. Thupten shedrub gyatso, who was a tulku in one of the palyul monasteries, wrote this. This prayer is found in all schools of tibetan buddhism, and is the single most important praise to tara. Commentary on praises to 21 taras downloads we regret to advise that many recordings on this page have been lost. The 21 forms of tara are mentioned in the tara tantra, along with each of their benefits. Our precious spiritual director, lama zopa rinpoche, advised us to recite 100,000 praises to the 21 taras to create the causes and remove obstacles for the next light of the path retreat, scheduled for sunday, august 23 to sunday, september 20, 2020. The twentyone praises to tara are practiced in palyul centers around the world every sunday morning. In this article, i will introduce you to the twentyone taras. See 3 authoritative translations of tara in english with example sentences and audio pronunciations. Tara is a transmission planning software tool with modeling capabilities and analytical applications that extend beyond traditional power flow solution.
The elaborate offering involves creating ritual cakes torma and the use of musical instruments. The benefits of reciting the praise khenpo tenzin norgay. In myth she is born from chenrezigs tears of compassion. If you want to ask for something to tara, do you do it before, or after. For the layperson, the arya tara brings great protection and benefit. The female buddhist deity tara is an object of devotional worship and meditative practice for tibetan buddhists everywhere, both male and female. This mp3 contains a live recording by lama zopa rinpoche, providing a unique opportunity to chant a powerful prayer with a powerful teacher.
Praise to the female buddha tara in 21 verses of homage. It is 100 pages long and might take a moment to open. Again it says that the main point in this practice is to recite the 21 praises, and we praise all the different aspects of tara. Cittamani tara atisha tradition english and vietnamese medicine buddha english mahakala english praises and articles. And by twice saying tara and then saying, phey, she removes all contaminants, poisons or kleshas. Last sunday evening, the day before national day, i went on an overnight mini retreat. An oral commentary on the twentyone praises to tara, palden sherab khenchen, tsewang dongyal khenpo, snow lion publications, 2007, 1559398647, 9781559398640, 242 pages. The translation presented here is made by the team of the tara triple excellence program. The 21 praises and benefits are recited in english. The benefits of her practice are written directly in the 21 praises of tara sadhana. Handmade in nepal using the classic five colors and printed using the traditional wood block method.
At one time avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, emptied all of the hell realms. Refuge vows, and the tara empowerment from an accredited teacher is required for doing the complete liturgy with offerings. Lama tenzin instructed me in the practice of the 21 praises of tara, the text which is the basis of the dance. You will also be taught the praises to the 21 tara s which can be used when calling in the attunements. Nma perfectly endowed with the power of serenity, dondang rolang nojin tsognam you who destroy the host of evil spirits, raised corpses and yakshas jompa ture rabchog nyima o ture, most excellent and sublime. In this unique online course the tara practice of the complete path based on a. Bokar rinpoche commentary on the 21 praises of tara this talk was given by the venerable bokar rinpoche, successor and heart son of the lord of refuge, kalu rinpoche in november, 1991. O tara born from the green letter tam whose light rescues all beings come with your retinue, i beg you. Whoever merely hears your name, beautiful as a garland of utpala flowers, and takes it as an ornament for ones own ears is protected from all types of sufferings, such as the eight great fears. Mantras to the 21 taras recite each mantra three times preceded by om tare tuttare ture then the mantras as follow.
Praises to the twentyone taras english and tibetan versions. The missing ones are flagged below with the word lost. This analysis of the sanskrit is written by warren clarke. You can simply recite them like that, you dont have to recite the whole puja. The most phenomenal aspect of this commentary is that its useful to every level of practitioner. Many thanks to all who pathis is an amazing chance to create merit. Apr 12, 20 the tara puja is a very beautiful prayer that includes many verses of offering and the famous praises to the 21 taras, which are recited many times throughout the puja. Some years ago the vajrasound project started with the request of erik pema kunsang to me and my partner at that time, sascha, to record his translation of the 21 praises to tara. This entry was posted in buddhist nuns life and tagged audio recording, buddhist chanting, dolma ling nunnery, green tara, olivier adam, praises to the 21 taras, prayers to tara, puja on april 12, 20 by tibetan nuns project. The sessions are interspersed with full length prostrations and. Nov 09, 2018 space around her is filled with 21 tara, as well as all the buddhas and bodhisattvas.
With faith we can say taras mantra or pray to her, and she will quickly protect us. Nov 05, 2019 the golden goddess is illustrated most commonly as the central figure in thangkas of the 21 taras atisha lineage, as the manifestation of blessing power that increases not only compassion, knowledge, and wisdom but also deeply vital spiritual courage, bridging absolute truth and relative truth. From the tantra known as the twentyone praises of tara tbrc w25346 spoken by the buddha samantabhadra arises the system of practice with twentyone tara emanations one for each verse of praise. Homage to you, tara, adorned by the three suchnesses, zhiwai tudang yangdag d. Praise to the 21 taras english version prayer flags. The praises do lose some of the mystery and intensity and sheer soundpower in english, but the intention and praise is maintained. And you are performing praises to the twentyone taras for all these beings and the whole world. The buddhist lord of karma action, amoghasiddhi, is also associated with the green color, thus signifying that they belong to the same family. This site has been launched as an act of devotion to aryatara, and to celebrate the completion of the new series of 21 tara thangkhas and the new translation of the 21 praises to tara commissioned by khenpo migmar tseten. This book is inspired and definitely should be treated with the full respect due a praise of tara. Green tara 21 praises and information about tara the. My connection to dharma came about via the triple excellence tara online.
Nyurma means that taras activity is very quick and swift, without delay. It carries with it the blessing of centuries of constant repetition by those with faith in tara. An oral commentary on the twentyone praises to tara kindle edition by sherab, khenchen palden, khenpo tsewang dongyal. Mar 16, 20 green tara the main deity and each of her 21 aspects are mentioned in the praise verse by verse. Praise of 21 taras praise of twentyone taras focus on 21 manifestations of tara. This recording of lama zopa rinpoche chanting the praises to the twentyone taras was originally published as an audio cd. When you chant these praises, something magical happens and you feel yourself transcend into another realm. Praises to the twentyone taras is a traditional prayer in tibetan buddhism to the female bodhisattva tara. The hymn is called the 21 homages to tara or 21 hymns but also, the twentyone taras, since each of the stanzas describes not only an aspect but an image of her at least one version of this wellknown hymn has an extra or introductory stanza that is inserted before the first praise. This book is a guide on how to use and understand the twentyone verses of the praises to the twentyone taras. It is now only available for download or to listen to online. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading taras enlightened activity. In this article, i will introduce you to the twenty. Singable 21 praises to arya tara levekunst art of life.
Praises to the twentyone taras is a traditional prayer in tibetan buddhism to the female bodhisattva tara sanskrit. Recite each phrase once andor offer prostrations with the following visualisations. Praises to the twentyone taras mp3 downloadpraises to the twenty one taras is an especially good prayer to learn in tibetan. A traditional chant, translated from the tibetan by erik pema kunsang. Anyone, though, can read, chant or sing the 21 praises. Praises to the 21 taras archives tibetan nuns project. Please bless me to purify all obscurati ons nonvirtues of my body, so that it will become one in essence with guru taras holy vajra body.
This painting belongs to a set of 21 depicting all the. His present incarnation, rago chogtrul currently lives in tibet. Like the great holy beings of the past, khensur rinpoche had great faith in and devotion towards mother tara. Visualize that all living beings are sitting around you. As the site notes, basically the colors are a code for the 4 activities. Visualization in the space above, on a luminous jeweled throne, lotus and moon seats sits my root guru who is endowed with the three kindnesses, inseparable from the venerable tara, greenishblue with one face and two arms. Jun 22, 2017 thanks to all who are involved, may you enjoy this version of 21 praises to tara, original melody was composed with sitar by anil dhital from kathmandu, nepal. Tara represents the miraculous activities of all buddhas. Through these attunements you will not only be energetically connected to the 21 tara s but you will also be attuned to the variety of attributes that each tara holds. Using extraordinarily robust and speedy linear dc and nonlinear ac power flow calculations, tara integrates data checking, reliability analysis, transfer limit. For the first praises, like i said before, the right hand of tara is outstretched on her right knee, this is mainly thinking of the front visualisation. December 11, 2011 november 14, 2011 by jetsunma ahkon lhamo. It is accurate to tantras, very wonderfully presents the 21 praises in sanskrit, tibetan and english, and contains all my favorite tantras, mantras and images.
The name of the first tara, with all her tibetan titles, is jetsun drolma nyurma pamo. Short aspiration may i attain the same kayas, retinue. I request the bhagavati lady tara, the object of refuge of all. Lama migmar tseten recites the praises to 21 tara 30 min and praviratara mantra 30 min. Praises to the twentyone taras pdf guide to the taras.
Ill post a little bit of information about tara here, because knowing a bit about her makes these verses all the more lovely. The puranas relate that soma, the moon, carried tara off with him, which brought about the great war in heaven between the gods and the asuras. Recently there has been arising devotion towards tara so i decided to include the 21 praises to tara in my daile practice after finishing my ngondro comiments so i have a few questions to my fellow vajra brothers. Praise to the 21 taras english version this beautiful prayer flag is an english translation of our traditional tibetan flag pf5. The recitation of these praises is a daily practice for many tibetans and also other practitioners. When geshe gelek asked kadampa center and fpmt spiritual director, lama zopa rinpoche, what we as a community could do to avert obstacles to having a new center, rinpoches response was for us to do praises to the 21 taras. A short practice of green tara way of compassion dharma. Tara prayer flag set featuring the english translation of the traditional prayer to the 21 taras.
Chants for the 21 praises to tara, including both slowfast versions by erik pema kunsang, here pictures and descriptions of each of the 21 taras available here. For meditators who want to dive into the depth of these praises, look into taras triple excellence program. They all received blessings and attainments just by doing the practice of the female bodhisattva tara. So on this tara day, i pray that she will guide us through our challenging times, inspire us with deep compassion, and bring peace to our minds. Thupten shedrub gyatso, who was a tulku in one of the palyul monasteries, wrote this commentary.
It was the allnight tara purification practice organised by amitabha buddhist centre. A short practice of green tara 9 purification request. Brahma put an end to the war and had tara restored to brihaspati. Thanks to all who are involved, may you enjoy this version of 21 praises to tara, original melody was composed with sitar by anil dhital from kathmandu, nepal. The different colours of these 21 taras correspond to the 4 different types of enlightened activity, as explained by ven.
Our 21 tara statues are available in our store for online sale. This text comes from a cycle of teachings called a mind treasure of the profound depths of tara, a ritual mandala offering adorned with the essence of the two accumulations from the great terton treasure finder orgyen dechen. May mother tara look after all sentient beings, especially sentient beings that are suffering due to illness, no food, shelter or refuge. Praises to arya tara in 21 verses of homage by erik pema. Twentyone taras praises to the kurukulla center for. Every wordsyllable you pronounce with your deep concentration transcends your consciousness. If you havent received transmission its still okay to recite, but receiving blessing makes it much better.
This second, revised edition is the result of a detailed and painstaking comparison of the original tibetan text with the english translation by the padmakara translation group. The english, tibetan, and sanskrit text of the praises to 21 tara can be downloaded here. The 21 praises to tara are from and the information about tara is from. So when you recite tara praises alone, you relate to them as a dokpa, averting obstacles. Twentyone praises to tara sadhana land of enlightened wisdom. One of the root texts in the tibetan buddhism, practiced in all four traditions is praises to the twentyone tara.
Ever since the story of connecting to tara kept unfolding. The gods and demigods bow to your lotus feet, o tara, you who rescue all who are destitute to you, mother tara, i pay homage. Praises to the twenty one taras is an especially good prayer to learn in tibetan. Our 21 taras statue is beautifully crafted by our master artisan.
The buddha shakyamuni sang these verses of praise to all her 21 manifestations, and this powerful prayer has been chanted since in sanskrit and tibetan. Mother tara, please take them up in your loving arms, comfort and protect them. The 21 praises of tara tara dance sangha of atlanta. With each praise and prostration, imagine that a replica of each respective tara manifests, arising from the one before it like simultaneous sparks of fire, and sinks into you. In the monasteries, the practice is conducted every day after the sang offering in the monasteries.
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