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In Buddhist tradition, TaRA is much greater than a goddess -- she is a female Buddha, an enlightened one was has attained the highest wisdom, capability and compassion. The goddess TaRA is "one who can take human form and remain in oneness with the universe". TaRA embodies the feminine strengths of great caring and compassion, the ability to endure stressful and even terrifying moments, the acts of creation, and the source of sustenance and protection. (from http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/goddess_tara.htm) We here on earth need this Compassion (which means "Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it." http://www.answers.com/topic/compassion) to Bee Here Now, or we will destroy everything in the wake of our dominion. Goddess Bless the World, No Exceptions! (sea the archive TaRA for more on this goddess-January 2006)
This image is a progression of ShakRArose, but with the use of my crystal heart lotus, as this is the flower associated with TaRA. (sea SuCasa-October 2006) i 'inadvertently' pasted a smaller version in2 the larger version, and thus the double lotus came into Beeing. TaRA is a RAinBow Goddess, as she is represented by many different colors, there4, i have used the chakRA colours to represent her multi-coloured aspects. (sea ShakRArose for explaNation of the chakRAs and the OM symbol of the butterfly of transformation, as well as the Hoag's galaxy story-March 2007) The goddess is from my photae of a Kwan Yin statue. Kwan Yin is the Chinese version of TaRA.
Red TaRA: also known as Kurukulla, may be called upon to exercise her powers of enchantment and bewitchment to bring under her power (dbang du bsdud) those evil spirits, demons, and humans who work against the welfare of humanity and its spiritual evolution. (from http://www.rigdzin.com/RedTara.htm)
ORAnge TaRA: the Liberator, as she is believed to be able to free prisoners and those confined in other ways. This "freeing" extends to her efficacy in helping with childbirth. (from http://www.khandro.net/deities_Tara1.htm)
Yellow TaRA: or VasudhaRA, offers to all beings the gift of wealth and abundance. She helps us relax and trust in the sure abundance of both the physical and spiritual worlds. (from http://www.amberlotus.com/a-st1559.html)
Green TaRA: the "Mother Earth", a fierce goddess who overcomes obstacles, and saves us from physical and spiritual danger. (from http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/goddess_tara_white.htm)
Azure TaRA: Rippling waves of healing balm spirit flow from your heart lotus. (from http://www.horusmaat.com/silverstar/SILVERSTAR2-PG18.htm)
Blue TaRA: associated with transmutation of anger. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_(Buddhism)
Violet TaRA: the Heart of the Mother of compassion, particularly blessing you with her Mercy and Liberation (through the violet-purple light and fire which is compassion (Hrih) in action (Hum). (from http://groups.msn.com/TRUEBUDDHISM/taraheartsealing.msnw)
White TaRA: also known for compassion, long life, healing and serenity; also known as The Wish-fulfilling Wheel, or Cintachakra. As White Tara, she rose from a lotus blooming in the lake that formed from the first tear of compassion of great bodhisattva Avalokiteswara (whose human incarnation is the Dalai Lama), and is considered his consort. (from http://www.crystalinks.com/tara.html)
Black TaRA: protects against all kinds of black magic, curses, spells, and epidemics, evil forces, material as well as immaterial. (from http://www.rangjung.com/gl/tara_practice.htm)
No matter what her colour, all the TaRAs can be seen as expressions of the play of the energies of manifested form dancing out of vast emptiness. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_(Buddhism) 'Your vishva-rupa is like a crystal which changes its color with the change of the things around it.' (from ~ Arya Tara Shragdhara stotra [Nitin Kumar's newsletter, Nov. 2000 http://www.khandro.net/deities_Tara1.htm)