meditating, saving sentient beings, promoting spiritual enlightenment in the feminine principle
all sentient beings in need of enlightenment and liberation from samsara
Links of Interest:
Wikipedia's Tara entry
The 21 forms of Tara
HimalayanArt.com - Tara Art & Sculpture
Tara Deity Practice Notes - Meditational Aids
Green Tara and White Tara - Feminist Ideals in Buddhist Art
Tara - Her origins & development
Tara - female buddha practice
The Arya-Tara Page
Tara Tantra - The Origin of all Rites
Tara Dhatu & Dharma Dance Organization
Female Buddhas&Boddhisattvas of Tibetan Buddhism
Goddess Tara Resources
Introduction to Kwan Yin - Chinese Counterpart to Goddess Tara
Tararahasya - Hindu Tara Concepts
The Tara Japanese Bosanu - Bodhisattva Tarani
Zen, Women and Buddhism - Study of Bhiksunas and Zen Nuns
Women in Buddhism - Buddhanet Resource
The Place of Women in Buddhism - Historical Contexts
Buddhanet.net - Buddha Dharma Education Association
Woman Wisdom
Awakened Woman
Goddess Spiritualiy Links
Goddess / Divine Mother List
Feminist Spirituality
Women Religion & Spirituality Links
Sakyadhita - Intl Assoc of Buddhist Women
Women Active in Buddhism
Ladakh Nuns Association - Tibetan Buddhism
Dutch Foundation for Ladahki Nuns
Feminism and Alternative Religions
Feminism and Buddhism
Eco-Feminism & Spirituality
Eco-Feminism & environmental principles of Buddhism
Tara Mantras by Jamyang Sakya (Audio CD)
Om Tara: Mantras from Tibet by Sarva-Antah (Audio CD)
"In Praise of Tara" by Martin Wilson
"Tara The Feminine Divine" by Bokar Rinpoche
"The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet" by Stephan Beyer
"How to Free Your Mind: Tara the Liberator" by Thubten Chodron
"The Wish-fulfilling Wheel: The Practice Of White Tara" by Khenpo Karthar
"Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism" by Judith Simmer-Brown
"The Origin of Tara Tantra" by Jonang Taranatha
All compassionate beings working toward an enlightened and peaceful world.