New Publication: The Hundred and Eight Names of the Goddess Tārā

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Toh 728

ལྷ་མོ་སྒྲོལ་མའི་མཚན་བརྒྱ་རྩ་བརྒྱད་པ།
The Hundred and Eight Names of the Goddess Tārā
《天女多羅一百八名》(大正藏:《聖多羅菩薩一百八名陀羅尼經》)
Tāra­devī­nāmāṣṭaśataka

In this sūtra, the goddess Tārā recites a dhāraṇī before an assembly of gods, asuras, and spirits of various types, which brings them peace and stills their speech. The assembled beings then sing praise for Tārā in the form of one hundred and eight epithets of the goddess. Tārā gives a pithy teaching on the importance of seeking liberation and on the right attitude needed for this endeavor. Finally, the goddess gives encouragement and extols the power of the dhāraṇī.

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The Hundred and Eight Names of the Goddess Tārā

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