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Tara's Enlightened Activity Tara's Enlightened Activity An Oral Commentary on The Twenty--one Praises to Tara by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche Snow Lion Publications Ithaca, New York Boulder, Colorado SNOW LION PuBLICATIONS P. 0. Box 6483 Ithaca, NY 14851 USA (607) 273-8519. www.snowlionpub.com Copyright© 2007 Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without prior written permission from the publisher. Printed in Canada on acid-free recycled paper. ISBN-10: 1-55939-287-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-55939-287-7 Tara line drawings by Anna Zhuranskaya, first published in The Smile of Sun and Moon by Khenchen Palden Sherab, translated by Anna Orlova. Boca Raton, FL: Sky Dancer Press, 2004. Libra:ry of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palden Sherab, Khenchen, 1941- Tara's enlightened activity: an oral commentary on the twenty-one praises to Tara/ by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-1-55939-287-7 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-55939-287-8 (alk. paper) 1. Tara (Goddess)--Prayers and devotions--History and criticism. I. Tsewang Dongyal, Khenpo, 1950-II. Title. BQ4710.T33P34 2007 294.3'42114--dc22 2007020381 CONTENTS Editor's Note 9 PART ONE: NOBLE LADY TARA INTIBETAN BUDDHIST LIFE History The Early History of Tara Practice 13 The Revival ofTara Practice in the Niheteenth Century 14 The Lineage of the Present Teachings on The Twenty~one Praises to Tara 15 Understanding Tara at the Relative Level How Tara Became a Buddha 17 Tara's Enlightened Activities 18 Understanding Tara at the Ultimate Level Tara as the Ultimate Mother 21 The Mother's Infinite Emanations 22 Tara and the Wisdom Dakini 25 Deepening Our Understanding of Emptiness 28 PART Two: AN APPROACH TO THE TANTRIC PRACTICE OF TARA A Brief Description ofTantra Tantra's Three Aspects of Ground, Path, and Fruit 33 The Six Limits and the Four Systems 35 The Five Perfections of the Teaching 39 How to Practice Tara How to Set up a Shrine to Tara 41 Special Times and Places to Practice 43 Mantra Recitation 43 A Sound Framework for a Complete Practice 45 Working with the Four Levels of Practice 46 6 Contents PART THREE: DETAILED COMMENTARY ON THE TWENTY·ONE PRAISES TO TARA Introductory Homage to Tara 53 1. Noble Lady Tara Nyurma Pamo 57 2. Noble Lady Tara Later Yangchenma 65 3. Noble Lady Tara Si:inam Tobche 73 4. Noble Lady Tara Tsugtor Namgyalma 79 5. Noble Lady Tara Wangdi.i Rigje Lhamo 85 6. Noble Lady Tara Ji gje Chenmo 91 7. Noble Lady Tara Zhengyi Mithubma 95 8. Noble Lady Tara Zhengyi Migyalma 101 9. Noble Lady Tara: Sengdeng Nagchi 107 10. Noble Lady Tara J igten Sumle Gyalma 113 11. Noble Lady Phagma Norter Drolma 117 12. Noble Lady Tara Tashi Di:inje 123 13. Noble Lady Tara Yi.ille Gyalma 129 14. Noble Lady Tara Thronyer Chen 135 15. Noble Lady Tara Rabzhima 139 16. Noble Lady Tara Rigngag Tobjom 145 17. Noble Lady Tara Pagme Nonma 151 18. Noble Lady Tara Maja Chenmo 157 19. Noble Lady Tara Dugkarmo 163 20. Noble Lady Tara Rito Lama Jonma 167 21. Noble Lady Tara Lhamo Ozer Chenma 171 Contents 7 PART FOUR: VERSES ON THE BENEFITS -CONCISE SUMMARY 179 THE TWENTY,ONE PRAISES TO TARA 195 Appendix: Names and Attributes 224 References Tibetan Sources and Sadhanas 227 Western Teachings, Sources, and Translations 228 Endnotes 229 Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche with the Tara statue in the Gonpa at Padma Samye Ung
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