Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Tara
This page describes Tara from pages 284-296 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (啶むぞ啶班ぞ, 迟腻谤腻) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms. It is part of the series 鈥淭extual Interpretations鈥�.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Alternative transliteration: oranai yappata muruvin melerit, tara valittatan melvait talakurac, cirtikal kaikal atanaittan melvaikkap, partikal patma canamena lakume oranai yappatha muruvin melerid, dara valithathan melvaith thazhaguras, sirthigazh kaigal athanaithan melvaikkap, parthigazh pathma sanamena lagume tirumantiram > munran tantiram > 4 atanam > patal: 559 patankali tutaikaliinmel onrakap poruntumaru erri, pin nanraka valittu iluttu avai tutaikaliin puram nirkumaru ceytu, appatankaliinmele...
Read full contents: Verse 559: Padmasana鈥擫otus Posture
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: 啶ㄠえ啶距う 啶む啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶距ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶� 啶膏お啷嵿い-啶侧啶曕啶班 啶た啶侧啶� 啶膏す 啶掂た啶氞啶侧啶班 啶︵た啶椸-啶椸啶距じ啷� 啶むぞ啶班ぞ 啶灌啶 啶呧お啶むえ啷� 啶啶た-啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧ぎ啷� nanada tena brahmandam sapta-lokair bilaih saha vicelur dig-gajas tara hy apatan bhumi-mandalam nanada鈥攕ounded; tena鈥攂y that; brahmandam鈥攖he universe; sapta-lokaih鈥攚ith seven planetary systems; bilaih鈥攐utser space; saha鈥攚ith; viceluh鈥攕hook; dig-gajah鈥攖he elephants holding the directions; tara鈥攖he stars; hy鈥攊ndeed; apatan鈥攆ell; bhumi-mandalam鈥攖o the circle...
Read full contents: Verse 3.2.8
The Indian Buddhist Iconography [by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya]
Dacca image of Khadiravani Tara. Fig. 249: Khadiravani Tara (Peiping) The Dacca image of Khadiravani Tara (Fig. 249) is a remarkable instance of the deification of the Tara Mantra. The main figure in accordance with the Sadhana carries the Utpala in the left hand and shows the Varada-mudra in the right, and she is flanked on either side by Ashokakanta and Ekajata. But on the aureole there are eight female figures identical in appearance with the principal figure....
Read full contents: Figure 249 - Dacca image of Khadiravani Tara
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