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Medicine Buddha Day

Thursday, December 1, 2022 Lunar 8th Day, recurs monthly Lunar 8th day is recommended for all practices, and especially Medicine Buddha and Tara. Learn more
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Tara Puja Day

Thursday, December 1, 2022 Lunar 8th Day, recurs monthly  HAPPY TARA DAY! Every day is Tara day, although typically we celebrate especially on the eighth day of the lunar month , which is auspicious for Tara practice — and also for Medicine Buddha practices. The second auspicious day for Tara Puja is...
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Super Blue Full Moon

Thursday, August 30, 2023 Full moon is meritorious for most practices, especially Medicine Buddha, Tara and Amitabha. Also good for Naga Puja. "Once in a Blue Moon"  indicates how rare the blue moons are. For this year's Blue Moon, the moon will be opposite the sun at 9:36 p.m. EDT on Wednesday,...
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Guru Khading Tsal Day

Saturday, August 26, 2023 One of Guru Padmasambhava's manifestations
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Tara Puja Day

Thursday, August 24, 2023 Lunar 8th Day, recurs monthly Lunar 8th day recommended for all practices, and especially Medicine Buddha and Tara. Learn more  
Loving face of the Mother of All Buddhas Green Tara. Detail from art by Ben Christian.
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New Moon

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Lunar 30th Day New moon is auspicious for all practices. Very auspicious and high merit. This is especially a good day for Sutra readings, Sadhanas, and Pujas of your own Yidam, or any (or all) of the Three Great Bodhisattvas, and most of the great Enlightened Ones, such...
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Obon — Ancestor Day

Sunday, August 13 (to 15th), 2023 Obon is typically celebrated between August 13th and 15th, though the dates may vary slightly depending on the region of Japan. Certain regions such as Okinawa may observe Obon on a lunar-based calendar, so Obon may fall before or after the normal dates. The Obon festival...
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Dakini Day and Tsog

Friday, August 11, 2023 Lunar 25th Day. Dakini Tsog (Tsok) is always offered and celebrated on the 25th day of each lunar month in Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, celebrating the feminine energy of wisdom, and is a commitment for Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners — especially sacred for practitioners of Vajrayogini or Chittamani Tara....
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Tara, Mother of all Buddhas

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Loving face of the Mother of All Buddhas Green Tara. Detail from art by Ben Christian.
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 6 Tara Victorious Over Three Worlds Trailokya Vijaya Tara.
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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.

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