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| Tara in the Palm of Your Hand: A Guide to the Practice of the Twenty-one Taras | ||
| 作者 | Zasep Tulku Rinpoche (著) |
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| 出版日期 | 2013.01 |
| 頁次 | 176 |
| 出版者 | Wind Horse Press |
| 出版地 | Canada [加拿大] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Tārā; Dge-lugs-pa |
| 摘要 | Arya Tara is a fully enlightened being, a female Buddha, to whom Tibetan Buddhists are deeply devoted and on whom they rely for protection and inspiration. Tara has been described as the first feminist, who, according to one of the stories of her origin, having been told by her spiritual advisors to take rebirth as a man, vowed always to take rebirth as a woman. Her practice is, however, equally suitable for women and men. Tara has many manifestations, the best known of which are the twentyone Taras celebrated in the ancient prayer of the twenty-one praises to Tara. The praises pay homage to Tara’s enlightened activity, and the way she skillfully removes both outer and inner obstacles to spiritual attainment. Through daily recitation of the praises and a regular Tara sadhana practice, it is possible to develop an increasingly profound experience of the transformative energy of Tara and to become her ourselves. This guide, which is based on traditional texts, helps make Tara and her practice readily accessible to Westerners. The sadhanas of the twentyone Taras included in the guide are according to the Mahasiddha Surya Gupta tradition. |
| 目次 | Introduction 1 What is Buddhism? 1 Buddha Nature 3 Dependent arising and Shunyata 6 The spiritual path 8 The power of faith 9 The benefits of the Tara practice 12 Temporal benefits 12 Ultimate benefits 15 Stories of Tara 16 Protecting from the sixteen dangers 17 Rescuing from the eight great fears 24 Visualizing Green Tara 25 The twenty-one praises to Tara 27 The organization of the twenty-one praises 28 The twenty-one praises 30 A commentary on the twenty-one praises 35 1 Praising Tara according to her history 36 2 Praising Tara's radiant white face 38 3 Praising Tara's colour, her hand decorations and her causes 38 4 Praising Tara, who is held in esteem by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 40 5 Praising Tara, who subdues all adversities 41 6 Praising Tara whom the worldly gods respect and praise 42 7 Praising Tara, who destroys external attackers 43 8 Praising Tara, who destroys maras and all obscurations 43 9 Praising Tara for the symbols on her left and right hands 45 10 Praising Tara for her crown ornaments and the sound of her laughter 46 11 Praising Tara and her attendant ten directional deities, who accomplish her divine activities 47 12 Praising Tara because of her crown ornaments 48 13 Praising Tara in her wrathful aspect 49 14 Praising Tara, who radiates light from the HUM syllable 50 15 Praising Tara according to her Dharmakaya aspect 51 16 Praising Tara's peaceful and wrathful mantras 52 17 Praising wrathful, holy Tara whose divine activity shakes the three worlds 53 18 Praising Tara whose divine activity removes all poisons in the world 54 19 Praising Tara for her divine activity in eliminating conflicts and bad dreams 55 20 Praising Tara for her divine activity in eliminating epidemics 56 21 Praising Tara for her divine activity in subduing the don mind caused by spirits and zombies 57 The prayer of the benefits 59 The prayer of the benefits 59 A commentary on the prayer of the benefits 60 Setting up an Altar for Tara 66 Torma offerings 70 Offering bowls 71 A commentary on the sadhanas of the twenty-one Taras 75 Going for refuge 76 Cultivating Bodhichitta 76 The Merit Field 77 Offerings 77 The seven-limb practice 78 The four immeasurables 80 Self-generation as Arya Tara 80 Granting empowerment and adorning the crown 83 Making offerings to the initiation deities 83 Reciting the mantra 84 Blessing the tormas 86 The sadhana of the Principal Tara, Arya Tara 87 Self-generation, praise and mantras for the sadhanas of the twenty-one Taras 96 Seed syllables 96 Tara 1 Heroic Red Tara 98 Tara 2 Moonlight White Tara 100 Tara 3 Golden Colour Tara 102 Tara 4 Golden Tara of Crown Victorious 104 Tara 5 Tara Proclaiming the Sound of HUM 106 Tara 6 Tara Victorious over the Three Levels of the World 108 Tara 7 Tara Who Crushes Adversaries 110 Tara 8 Tara Who Gives Supreme Spiritual Power 112 Tara 9 Tara of the Khadira Fragrant Forest 114 Marici 116 Ekajati 117 Tara 10 Tara Who Dispells All Suffering 118 Tara 11 Tara Who Summons All Beings and Dispels Misfortune 120 Tara 12 Tara Who Grants Prosperity and Brings about Auspicious Circumstances 122 Tara 13 Tara the Complete Ripener 124 Tara 14 Wrathful, Shaking and Frowning Tara 126 Tara 15 Tara the Great Peaceful One Who Provides Virtues and Goodness 128 Tara 16 Tara, Destroyer of All Attachment 130 Tara 17 Tara, Accomplisher of Joy and Bliss 132 Tara 18 Victorious Tara Who Increases Realizations 134 Tara 19 Tara, Extinguisher of All Suffering 136 Tara 20 Tara, Source of All Powerful Attainments 138 Tara 21 Tara of the Perfection of Wisdom and Compassion 140 |
| ISBN | 9780992055400 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 59 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.11.20 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.11.21 |
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