Explore the history and importance of the buddhist deity tara to gain context for your tara meditation practice. Help us to reopen the historic tara theater in atlanta! Tara, wisdom mother of the buddhas, compassionate activity of all the buddhas, tara the rescuer and her many aspects.

Tara, buddhist saviour-goddess with numerous forms, widely popular in nepal, tibet, and mongolia. She is the feminine counterpart of the bodhisattva (“buddha-to-be”) avalokiteshvara. Tara is very close to sentient beings, like a mother to her children. She is very quick to fulfill our wishes and to grant us happiness and a long life, as well as to help us develop wisdom.