Talk:Tara (Buddhism)
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I'm not a Tibetan Buddhist, so this may need some clarification and correction (there were certainly signs of incomplete familiarity with the subject in the article I edited). The Taras are very much background figures in all of the Buddhist schools I've practiced with. Feel free to let me know what you changed if you find that it needs correction, as I am always learning. HyperZonk 19:36, Feb 15, 2005 (UTC)
I notice all my additions to the article have been deleted. None of it was copied from other web sites. I have a Master Degree in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University 1997, and the article was written after months of research as a paper for that program. I may be a newbie to wickipedia, but i am astonished to see a whole article wiped out by someone else just on the claim that I copied it from other web sites. This is not true.
There are certain facts about Tara, that are common knowledge to anyone who had studied Tibetan Buddhism. You can say Tara is a Bodhisattva of compassion in so may ways but that does not mean you are copying from other web sites. Jlpinkme.
- I have switched it back. Sorry about that. --Hottentot
I have done some minor editing; spacing, linking, etc., and plan to do more. Kind regards, 'Twisturbed Tachyon 05:54, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
Not sure why ramifications should be underlined. I used it simply as meaning the outgrowth or consequence of, or the offshoot of... Linking it to a mathematical definition seems to me just getting carried away with putting in links. Jlpinkme
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[edit] Wikify please
I'm sure this article is very informative to people with basic knowledge of Budahisum, but can someone please make this article easier to understand for us ignorant? I got lost after the third section. --Banana04131 23:07, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ekajati
I've redirected Ekajati here as technically she's a form of Tara and she is mentioned in the article, but she probably deserves her own article. If you want to start one, just replace the redirect. Ekajati 04:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Never mind, I've started it myself. If you have info, please contribute! :-) Ekajati 08:22, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fruitional
Changing this word to fruitless, changes the whole meaning of the paragraph rendering it meaningless. It is like saying the non results results. Fruitless means having no fruit; barren.
I found that 'fruitional is a term widely used in Buddhist dictionaries, but it didn't turn up in online English dictionaries. Here is an example of its use:'retrospective knowledge', refers to the recollected mental image obtained in concentration, or to any inner experience just passed, as for instance, any absorption (jhána q.v.), or any supermundane path, or fruition of the path, etc. (s. ariya-puggala). As it is said: "At the end of fruitional consciousness, consciousness sinks into the subconscious stream of existence (bhavanga-sota, q.v.). -A Buddhist Dictionary.
Anyway, in the interest of not getting the language too philosophically aracane, I changed this to : end results.
The further you go in Buddhist philosophy, the more you have to learn almost a different language useful in trying to explain subtle and profound meanings.
In this respect I still think the article is an accessible look at Tara. If it appears difficult, then I suggest one look at the Wiki article on Existentialism.The first paragraphs there, are also challenging. Some subjects, by their very nature are more difficult to write about. The Wiki article on the Spice Girls is going to be easier to read, but it is not a subject that requires profound analysis or thought. Jlpinkme
[edit] Mother of compassion
- I'm a Theravada Buddhist. Is Tara the mother of The Blessed One Lord Buddha? I'm not sure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]).
- Perhaps to clarify a bit, Tara is often called 'mother of the Buddhas', because in Vajrayana, the female buddhas represent wisdom. As wisdom is the most important cause of buddhahood, many female buddhas are called 'mother of the buddhas' in the tantric texts. By the way, tantric texts should rarely be taken literally, as they usually refer to a deep underlying symbolism which is not easy to understand for the uninitiated. rudy 12:47, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
- No She is a goddess.Butshe has comein this century to teach.She is by no wayinaccord with the tibetans teachings.lefevremaubert@yahoo.fr —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]).
Buddhism has no goddesses. Zazaban 18:20, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry? Buddhism has many gods and goddesses - how else would you call the inhabitants of heavens; the conventional English translation for deva is god.. However, Tara is one of better known of the many Buddhas in Vajrayana. rudy 01:02, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
Buddhism in nontheistic. Anybody who believes otherwises misunderstood, or is ignorant of, something. Zazaban 01:29, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
- Maybe you are not familiar with mahayana or vajrayana Buddhism? Buddhism has no creator-God, but there are two types of beings who are often translated as god or goddess: one is the devas (beings in samsara, but in a much more comfortable situation then humans), the other one is high Bodhisattvas or Buddhas are sometimes translated as god/goddess. This are all very different concepts then the creator God (note the capital) of the Judeo/Christian/Islamic tradition. rudy 12:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
