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Tara The Feminine Divine
Author Bokar Rinpoche
Date1999.12.24
Pages176
PublisherClearpoint Pr
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
Keyword仁波切=Rinpoche; 西藏佛教=藏傳佛教=Tibetan Buddhism; 波羅蜜多=paramita; 度母=Tara; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice; 般若波羅密多=般若=Prajnaparamita=Prajna=Perfection of Wisdom; 密續=Tantra; 圖像學=Iconography
AbstractTara, the most famous female deity in Tibetan Buddhism, is a personification of the Prajnaparamita and a mother dedicated to protecting her followers. Bokar Rinpoche presents the various aspects of Tara and the origin of her tantra, relates contemporary examples of her benevolent activity, provides an explanation of her praise, offers instruction for devotional practice, and discusses remarkable women in Indian and Tibetan Buddism. An extensive iconography completes the text.

Table of contents
Introduction
A Different Way of Thinking
Bokar Rinpoche and Tara
Genesis of this Book
1 Tara the Divine
2 Tara's Tantra
3 Invocation of Tara
4 The Praise
5 Buddhism and Women
6 Iconography
Endnotes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
ISBN1930164009
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