Red Tara Thangka | Large | #1 deity-yoga founder of Dongyu Gatsal Ling

founder of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery)

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By Thupten Jinpa and Jas Elsner

But if your ultimate goal is enlightenment

Red Tara Thangka | Large | #1 deity-yoga founder of Dongyu Gatsal LingRed Tara meditations have been used for centuries in many lineages of Tibetan Buddhism to attain the recognition of our original pure nature. Red Tara is a peaceful form of the subjugating goddess Kurukulle and is associated with enlightened speech and the transformation of desire into wisdom. This practice lineage was revealed as a terma by Apong Terton and later transmitted to Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, who introduced it to students in the West. The