MahattariTara, Mahattari-Tara, MahattarīTārā: 2 definitions
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MahattariTara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Mahattarītārā (महत्तरीतारा) or Mahattarī refers to a deity from the Green Tārā family, according to Buddhist Iconography.—Mahattarītārā may be distinguished by the Vajraparyaṅka attitude in which she sits, and also by the fact of her being represented without any companion whatsoever. [...] Strictly speaking, only those deities can be called Tārās to whom the mantra: “oṃ tārā tuttāre ture svāhā” is assigned. [...] From the colour of the different Tārās it will be possible to refer them [viz., Mahattarītārā] to their respective Kulas or families presided over by the five Dhyāni Buddhas.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Sanskrit dictionary
MahattarīTārā (महत्तरीतारा).—name of a form of Tārā: Sādhanamālā 177.5.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)