"Dolma" is the Tibetan name for women. It means "Tara", a very beautiful goddess. Tara is a goddess who rescues and saves all suffering beings. She is also a group of female deities worshiped by various sects of Tibetan Buddhism. Therefore, the twenty-one Taras are widely worshiped by believers or people in Tibetan areas and have great appeal.
In the minds of Tibetan people, Tara is also a group of female Bodhisattvas who are closest to believers and can help people in the world realize various wishes. Therefore, I would like to turn to her for help and protection in everything. ?
In 1989, before the renovation of the Potala Palace began, more than 40 eminent monks from Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery in Lhasa and resident monks from the Potala Palace gathered in the Namgyal Dracsang Sutra Hall. On the 7th, 108 parts of the Tripitaka "Kangyur" and "Tara Sutra" were recited 100,000 times to make offerings to the Buddha before starting construction and to pray for disaster relief.
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In Tibet, Tara is not only an important deity of Tibetan Buddhism, but also has become the original deity of Tibetan indigenous religion. One of the gods of Christianity, but its name is different. Due to the influence of Tibetan traditional culture, many myths and legends have also been produced.
Panmagang, a holy land of Tibetan Buddhism located in Medog County, is considered to be the incarnation of Tara. Its head is Namjagbarwa Peak with an altitude of 7782 meters, and its neck is Dorje Yangzong. The heart of the mountain is the Medog Kenken Monastery, the right hand is the Bujiu place in Linzhi County, the left hand is the Bomixum place, the left foot extends to Zayu County, and the right foot reaches the Yangsang River in the Indian-controlled area.
The legend of Panmagang is magical. The Tara it depicts is the founder of the world and an omnipotent goddess, deeply respected by the Tibetan people. In addition, there are many holy places in Tibet where she was incarnated, such as Garu, Nagodun, etc., and the mountains around the temple are worshiped as her incarnations.
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