Varadatara, Varadatārā, Varada-tara: 2 definitions
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Varadatara means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyVaradatārā (वरदतारा) or Varada refers to a deity from the Green Tārā family, according to Buddhist Iconography.—Varadatārā sits m the Ardhaparyaṅka attitude like Āryatārā but she can be easily recognised by the presence of four goddesses Aśokakāntā Mārīcī, Mahāmāyūrī, Ekajaṭā and Jāṅgulī. (cf. Mahāśrī Tārā). [...] 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., Varadatārā] to their respective Kulas or families presided over by the five Dhyāni Buddhas.
Source: Rangjung Yeshe Wiki: Dharma DictionaryVaradatārā (वरदतारा) (in Tibetan: 'phags ma mchog stsal sgrol ma) refers to the “Tārā who is the granter of boons” and represents one of the twenty-one emanations of Tārā according to the Kashmiri Mahasiddha Suryagupta Tradition.—Suryagupta or Ravigupta (Tibetan: nyi ma be pa) was a layperson from Kashmir that was cured of leprosy by a miraculous statue of the goddess Tara. Suryagupta is famous for having many visions of Tara and originating many lineages of her practice such as the Twenty-one forms of Tara [e.g., Varadatārā]. There exists inscriptions and paintings (from the 14th century) of these Twenty-one Taras and they are also described in ritual and meditation texts in both Sanskrit and Tibetan language.
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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Partial matches: Tara, Varada.
Full-text: Varada.
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