"Liberation from Sorrow" prayers are a wonderfully powerful and meaningful way to set a strong intention of compassion for all living beings for the new year. Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation ...

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A look at life in Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist monastery in Dumfries and Galloway. Prayer and meditation are important parts of each day. When Buddhists pray they pray to the Buddha or other enlightened ...

A compassionate goddess featuring primarily in the Buddhist pantheon, where she is also regarded as a bodhisattva, Tara has been conceptualised in various forms, both benign and fierce. Also venerated ...