The Statue Of Tara In Buddhism

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Tara – A woman of many colors In Buddhism, bodhisattva is the term for a being with bodhi or enlightened. A bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great caring, has generated total enlightenment. Tara is a female Bodhisattva who appears as a female Buddha. She is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the value of success in work and achievements. Statues of Tara represent the feminine counterpart of the bodhisattva (“Buddha-to-be”) Avalokiteshvara. According to popular belief, she came into existence from a tear of Avalokiteshvara, which fell to the ground and formed a lake. Out of its waters rose up a lotus which, upon opening, revealed the goddess. Like Avalokiteshvara, she is a caring goddess who helps men “cross to the