Tārā (Sanskrit: तारा), ‘she who delivers’ and ‘star’. Tārā is a female Bodhisattva and most important Buddhist Goddess. The mythology holds that she was born from the tears of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva that will lead all beings to enlightenment. Tradition says Tārā became his consort, the principle of shakti which is the feminine counterpart of the embodied humanized divine energies.
There are 21 forms of Tārā which are distinguished by colors and sacred items, including the lotus. The Red Tārā represents the fierce aspect of the Goddess and is associated with magnetizing all good things.
Red Tārā
