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타라보살(多羅菩薩)의 조각상에는

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Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Tib. སྒྲོལ་མ, Dölma) or Ārya Tārā,

also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan language: rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism,

is an important figure in Buddhism.

She appears as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism,

and as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism.

She is known as the "mother of liberation",

and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.

She is known as Tara Bosatsu (多羅菩薩) in Japan,

and occasionally as Duōluó Púsà (多羅菩薩) in Chinese Buddhism.^[1]

Tārā is a meditation deity whose practice is used by practitioners

of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism

to develop certain inner qualities

and to understand outer, inner and secret teachings

such as mettā (compassion) and shunyata (emptiness).

Tārā may more properly be understood as different aspects of the same quality,

as bodhisattvas are often considered metaphors for Buddhist virtues.

There is also recognition in some schools of Buddhism of twenty-one Tārās.

A practice text entitled Praises to the Twenty-One Taras,

is the most important text on Tara in Tibetan Buddhism.

Another key text is the Tantra

Which is the Source for All the Functions of Tara, Mother of All the Tathagatas.^[2]

The main Tārā mantra is the same for Buddhists and Hindus alike:

 

oṃ tāre tuttāre ture svāhā. It is pronounced by Tibetans and Buddhists

who follow the Tibetan traditions as oṃ tāre tu tāre ture soha.

The literal translation would be “Oṃ O Tārā, I pray O Tārā, O Swift one, So Be It!.”