The Twenty-One Homages to Tara is a sacred prayer that honors the female Bodhisattva of compassion and swift protection.

Each of the 21 verses describes Tara's distinct luminous features, hand gestures, seed syllables (TAM, HUM, TRAD, PHAT), and its power to remove fear, illness, and obstacles.

Listen to four days of teachings by Lama Dondrup Dorje Rinpoche, giving an explanation of this prayer to students in 2008.

 

  

 

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part1 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part2 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part3 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part4 (20 mins)

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Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part6 (22 mins)

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Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part8 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part9 (22 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part10 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part11 (20 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part12 (18 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part13 (20 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part14 (22 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part15 (20 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part16 (17 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part17 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part18 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part19 (19 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part20 (19 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part21 (19 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part22 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part23 (18 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part24 (20 mins)

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Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part26 (18 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part27 (20 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part28 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part29 (24 mins)

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Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part31 (23 mins)

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Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part34 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part35 (21 mins)

Play Audio - Meaning of Tara - part36 (18 mins)

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