| LC control no. | n 2018242593 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | BQ4710.T3 BQ4710.T34 |
| Personal name heading | Tārā (Buddhist deity) |
| Variant(s) | Tārā (Goddess) Dara (Buddhist deity) Dar-Ėkh (Buddhist deity) Дар-Эх (Buddhist deity) Dara Ėkh (Buddhist deity) Дара Эх (Buddhist deity) Ārya Tārā (Buddhist deity) Nogoon Dara Ėkh (Buddhist deity) Ногоон Дара Эх (Buddhist deity) T︠S︡agaan Dar-Ėkh (Buddhist deity) Цагаан Дар-Эх (Buddhist deity) Nogoon Dar-Ėkk (Buddhist deity) Ногоон Дар-Эх (Buddhist deity) White Tara (Buddhist deity) Green Tara (Buddhist deity) Khadiravani (Buddhist deity) Saraswati (Buddhist deity) Jetsun Dölma (Buddhist deity) Rje bstun sgrol ma (Buddhist deity) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | An encyclopedic dictionary of Indian culture, 1992: page 1446-7 (Tārā, a deity in the Brāhmaṇical, Buddhist and Jaina pantheons; according to Buddhist Tantric concepts, the origin of Tārā is northern; the worship of Ekajaṭā, a principal incarnation of the deity, according to the the Sādhanamāla, was revived by Nāgārjuna; among the Bhotas (Tibetan) worship was already been prevailing; Tārā appears as counterpart of Avalokiteśvara; Tārā has been known in three forms, namely, Ekajaṭā̃, Nīlasarasvatī and Urgā) Dara Ėkhiĭn magtaalyn nėėkh utga, 2002: title page (Дара Экчийн... = Dara Ėkhiĭn) Tu̇rgėn avralt Dar-Ėkh, 2010: title page (Дар-Эх = Dar-Ėkh; Цагаан, Ногоон Дар-Эхийн... = T︠S︡agaan, Nogoon Dar-Ėkhiĭn...) Mongol Nogoon Dara Ėkhiĭn tuuzh, 2011: title page (Ногоон Дара Эхийн... = Nogoon Dara Ėkhiĭn...) White Tara empowerment, 2008: container (White Tara) Sgrol ma nyer gcig gi bstod ʼgrel bzhugs so, 2016: title page (Ārya Tārā Buddhist deity) Wikipedia, article on Tara (Buddhism), viewed 2018-12-04 (Tara (Buddhism); Ārya Tārā or White Tara, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan: Rje-bstun-sgrol-ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, Tārā is a meditation deity worshipped by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism; she remains popular in Tibet, Mongolia, Nepal, and Bhutan; today, Green Tara and White Tara are probably the most popular representations of Tara; Green Tara (Khadiravani) is associated with protection from fear; White Tara (Saraswati) is associated with longevity) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 85132448 |
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