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Tara’s Great Dharani Supreme of all Mantras –with Music version– and the Sutra of Tara Who Protects from the Eight Fears: in Tara’s Own Words
Tara's vast popularity in Mahayana Buddhism — as both Bodhisattva and Buddha — is easy to understand. Not only is she a "Mother" — a mother deity and the "Mother of All Buddhas" — but she also protects us from the Eight Dangers or Fears, including diseases and epidemics. The Eight...
Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra Practice
Supreme Protection Vajra Armor Mantra is a powerful and profound practice of protection. In Sanskrit this is the Vajrakavaca mantra. In Tibetan it is called Dorje Go-drab. The sacred sounds of the mantra manifests an impenetrable armor of five colors of pure light around your body: white, red, blue, yellow and...
Avalokiteshvara’s Renunciation Day! Guan Shi Yin Avalokiteshvara’s 3 Sacred Days Are Birthday, Renunciation and Enlightenment: “Most Widely Beloved Buddhist Divinity”
Profound simplicity of “Amituofo”: why Nianfo or Nembutsu is a deep, complete practice with innumerable benefits and cannot be dismissed as faith-based: w. full Amitabha Sutra
Amitabha Buddha practice: easy, welcoming, and his merits are so vast that all beings can benefit: Amitabha Sutra
The First Doctor: Medicine Buddha Bhaisajyaguru Lapis Lazuli Light — Empowering You to Heal; the Buddha of Healing and Medicine and Doctors
In times of pain, sickness, or stress, many Mahayana Buddhists rely on sacred Medicine Buddha meditation for healing. In Buddhism, where the power of mind is preeminent, it is no surprise that meditation is widely embraced as medication. As David Miche explains, they have the same root in language: "It is no...
Amitabha: Buddha of the Western Pureland Sukhavati: the 48 Vows, his Sadhana, Mantras, Dharani and Sutra
The 8 Great Bodhisattvas and the 8 Great Qualities of Buddha; 8 Great Mantras and Why We Need These Qualities
Supporting Member Video: Vajrapani Vajra Armor Mantra: Supreme Protection of Dorje Godrab Vajrakavaca from Padmasambhava
8 Great Bodhisattvas
8 Great Bodhisattvas: 8 Practices and 8 Mantras The 8 Supreme Bodhisattvas — also known as the Eight Heirs or the Eight Heroes — represent the eight great ideals of the Mahayana Path. They also represent the Eightfold Path as taught by Buddha in his very first teaching, through the compassionate...
Supporting Member Video: 8 Great Bodhisattvas: 8 Practices, Sadhana and 8 Mantras
Who are the Eight Great Bodhisattvas and why are they so important to Mahayana Buddhist practice? Why are they also called the Eight Great Heirs or Eight Great Heroes? In what way do they represent the Eight Great Qualities of Buddha? We answer these questions and more, and present the mantras of...
The Three Supreme Deities Merit Puja
Vajrasattva, Tara and Ushnisha Vijaya From a Sadhana of Venerable Tara Called Udamvara Flower: A subsection of the Three Special Deities from Master Marpa the Translator The Three Supremes overcome the three great obstacles. Vajrasattva purifies our Ignorance with Wisdom. Tara purifies the Poisons with Compassionate Method and Activity. The supreme realizations...
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Tara, Mother of all Buddhas
Karma Mother
How does Tara Help?
Tara, like any Mother, is ready to jump to our aid, even in mundane areas of life. She is the “practical Buddha” — the “Karma Mother” — the Buddha most active in our lives. Her Sanskrit name translates as “a star by which to navigate” — and like a star, she is always with us whenever we look for her.
Tara on YouTube
21 Taras Mantra Video Playlist
An entire playlist of every one of the mantras for the 21 Taras. Don't miss the amazing Tara mantra chanting of Yoko Dharma for the each Tara of the 21 Taras according to Surya Gupta lineage. One video with many repetitions and visualized images for each Tara. The final video is the English-translated 21 Praises to Tara sung in English.