Toh 728Tantra

The Hundred and Eight Names of the Goddess Tārā with a Lovely Face

ལྷ་མོ་སྒྲོལ་མ་ཞལ་བཟང་བའི་མིང་བརྒྱ་རྩ་བརྒྱད་པ།

Tārā­devī­nāmāṣṭaśataka

lha mo sgrol ma zhal bzang ba’i ming brgya rtsa brgyad pa

Translator: Translated by Samye Translations under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.
Read time: 14 min
Version: v1.0.12
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Summary

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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