In praise of Tārā : songs to the Saviouress : source texts from India and Tibet on Buddhism’s great Goddess PDF
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In Praise of Tara Songs to the Saviouress MARTIN WILLSON In Praise of Tara In Praise ofTiirii Songs to the Saviouress *** Source texts from India and Tibet on Buddhism,s Great Goddess SELECTED, TRANSLATED, AND INTRODUCED by MARTIN WILLSON Wisdom Publicadons • Boston Wisdom Publications 199 Elm Street Somerville, Massachusetts 02144 USA www. wisdompubs.org First published in 1986 @Martin WLilson 1986, 1996 All Rights Reserved No pan of tiW book may be rq>roduad in any form or by any mcaru, dectronic or mccbania.l, including photocopying. recording. or by any information sto~ and tmieval system or rcchnologies now known or later developed, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library ofCongrm Cataloging-in-Publication Data Willson, Martin, 1946- ln praise of Tara: songs to the saviouress : source texts &om India and Tibet on Buddhism's great goddess I selected, translated, and introduced by Martin Willson. P· em. Originally published: London : Wisdom Publications, 1986. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86171-109-2 (alk. Paper) 1. Tara (Goddess) I. Tide BQ4710. T3W55 1996 294.3'421l~c20 95-43430 ISBN 0-86171-109-2 07 06 05 04 03 7 6 5 4 3 DesigTUd by: L}SAWLir' Cover art: Khadiravani Tara (Tara of the Khadira Forest) with her two companion goddesses Marici and Ekajata; artist unknown. Cover photo: Hiroki Fujita, counesy of the Office ofTibet, Tokyo. Typeset in Poetica Chancery and Adobe Garamond WISdom Publications' books are printed on add-f= paper and meet the guiddines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guiddina for Book Longevity of the CowlCiJ on Ubruy Resources. Printed in Catwla. Contents INTRODUCTION 11 PROLOGUE From The Golden Rosary by Tararyatha 33 PART ONE: CANONICAL TEXTS 37 1 Tara in the Maiijusrf-miila-kalpa 39 2 Tara's Tantra, the Origin of All Rites 44 3 Arya-Tara Who Saves from the Eight Fears 87 4. The Hundred and Eight Names 94 PART TWO: THE PRAISE IN TWENTY-ONE HOMAGES 105 1 Introduction 107 2 The Praise in Twenty-one Homages 113 3 Commentary on the Praise in Twenty-one Homages 117 PART THREE: HISTORY 167 1 Taranatha's Golden Rosary 169 PART FOUR: SONGS BY INDIAN DEVOTEES 207 1 Praises Attributed to Matrceta 209 2 Praises by Candragomin 222 3 Praise by Siiryagupta 238 4 Sarvajiiamitra's Sragdltarii Praise 251 5 Praises by Akl?obhya-vajra and Diparpkara-bhadra 271 6 Praises by Nagarjuna and Candrakirti 279 7 Praise by Atisa 288 6 Contents PART FIVE: SONGS BY TIBETAN DEVOTEES 295 1 Song by Gediin-dr'up 297 2 Songs by Lodr'o Gyats'o (Matisara) 307 3 Song by Lozang Tanpa Gyalts'an 322 PART SIX: SADHANAS 329 1 Sadhanas 331 APPENDICES 1 Tibetan Translation of the Praise in Twenty-one Homages 353 2 English Phonetics and Translation of the Tibetan Version of the Praise in Twenty-one Homages 359 3 The Lineages from Siiryagupta 367 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 372 NOTES 375 GLOSSARY 425 BIBLIOGRAPHY 452 INDEX 468 Illustrations and Plates LINE DRAWINGS by Andy Weber Green Tara 2, 241 Tara Saving from the Fear of Lions 38 Tara Saving from the Fear of Elephants 86 Tara Saving from the Fear of Fire to6 Tara Saving from the Fear of Snakes t68 Tara Saving from the Fear of Bandits 2o8 Tara Saving from the Fear of Captivity 2¢ Tara Saving from the Fear of Shipwreck 330 Tara Saving from the Fear of PiSiica Demons 352 COLOUR PLATES Tara Saving from the Fear of Lions Tara Saving from the Fear of Elephants Tara Saving from the Fear of Fire Tara Saving from the Fear of Snakes Tara Saving from the Fear of Bandits Tara Saving from the Fear of Captivity Tara Saving from the Fear of Water Tara Saving from the Fear of Demons 7 ... .... I _j_ __ ~ I I +J I SIHHAlA- L u1 o'viP A I I _'L_ -"'---·-·· _!I_ 4·. J
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