ID: 901001903 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001903	Record Type: Character/Person

	Tara (Hindu-Buddhist deity)

Note: Originally a Hindu goddess, Tārā was absorbed into the Buddhist pantheon during the sixth century CE and is represented in different forms in Buddhist iconography. As Buddhist savior-goddess with numerous forms, she is widely popular in Nepal, Tibet, and Mongolia. She is the feminine counterpart of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. According to popular belief, she came into existence from a tear of Avalokiteshvara, which fell to the ground and formed a lake. Buddhist savior-goddess having multiple forms. She is the feminine counterpart of Avalokiteshvara, and is popular in Mongolia, Nepal, and Tibet.

Names:

	Tara (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Tārā (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (English,U,N)
	Sgrol-ma (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (Tibetan (transliterated),U,N)
	Drolma (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Tara (Hindu-Buddhist deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Avalokiteshvara
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Avalokiteshvara (Buddhist bodhisattva)) [901000085]

	represented as .... Shyama Tara
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist allegory, symbolism, theme, Shyama Tara (Buddhist theme)) [901000869]

	represented as .... Sarasvati
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist allegory, symbolism, theme, Sarasvati (Buddhist theme)) [901001971]

	source of emanation .... Kurukulla
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Kurukulla (Buddhist character)) [901000859]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... savior
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hindu-Buddhist
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Tara (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
	Tārā (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) ["from old catalog"]
	................New World Encyclopedia [online] (2000-)
	Sgrol-ma (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Drolma (Hindu-Buddhist deity)
	................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ New World Encyclopedia [online] (2000-)