No.12 Emanation of Taras - Tashi Donje Ma (12/21)

 

Praises to the Twenty-One Tara is a traditional prayer in Tibetan Buddhism to the female Bodhisattva Tara. (Tibetan called Drolma) also known as Arya Tara or Jetsun Dolma. The prayer is found in all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.  

Each of the twenty-one emanations of Tara has her own name, and a specific mantra with which she is associated, offering protection from various types of fears, harm, and calamities.

Tara has Twenty-One ultimate emanations according to the mantra of the Buddha Samantabhadra called “Twenty-One Praises of Tara”. Twenty-One Tara with 21 specific colors serves with a specific function. 

There are different styles and designs of tangka paintings that represent the Twenty-One manifestations of Tara based on distinct lineages and practices, in which forms, colors, ritual objects and even names or functions can vary.

Homage To The No.12 Taras - Tashi Donje Ma 

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MANGALAM SHRI MAHA PANI SVAHA

Accomplishing Auspiciousness, Bringing Timely Seasons, Prosperity, and Harmony to the Land

Tashi Donje Ma is peaceful and gold in color. A rain of nectar and auspicious symbols descends from her body, benefitting all beings, plants, and harvests, establishing the entire world in perfect balance and prosperity. 

Upon her utpala flower is an auspicious infinity knot. Atop her crown are Buddha Amitabha and a crescent moon. Light radiates from her body, the infinity knot, the crescent moon, and Buddha Amitabha.

Tara Tashi Donje Ma means “Tara, who actualizes auspiciousness”. Tashi means “auspicious circumstances” and Donje means “fulfilling” or “actualizing”. In particular, this Tara is golden in color and renowned for bringing harmony and balance. 

Internally she brings health and physical balance and externally she brings timely seasons, good harvests, healthy children, and prosperity. With her help, all becomes as it should be.

An homage to her whose crescent moon diadem, All bejewelled, glows dazzlingly, Who from Amitabha atop her vast flow of hair, Streams forth continuous rays of white light.

OM jetsun ma phag ma drolma la chhag tshal lo

Om Homage to the noble lady Tara

Chhag tshal da wai dum bu u gyan

Homage to you, Tara, whose crown is adorned

Gyan pa tham cha shin tu bar ma

With the crescent moon, wearing ornaments exceedingly bright

Ral pai khur na o pag me la

From your hair knot the Buddha Amitabha

Tag par shin tu o rab dza ma

Radiates eternally with great beams of light

Prayers of the benefits 

Whoever is endowed with devotion for the goddess and recites this with supreme faith, remembering it at dawn upon waking and in the evenings, will be granted all fearlessness, will perfectly pacify all negativities, and will eliminate all unfortunate migrations.

The multitudes of conquerors will quickly grant initiation: Thus, endowed with this greatness, one will eventually reach the state of a Buddha. If affected by the most terrible poison, whether ingested, drunk, or from a living being, just by remembering will one be thoroughly cleansed.

If this prayer is recited two, three, or seven times, It will pacify all the sufferings of torments caused by spirits, fevers, and poisons, and by other beings as well. If you wish for a child, you will get a child; if you wish for wealth, you will receive wealth. All your wishes will be fulfilled and all obstacles pacified.

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