Derge Kangyur/Tengyur e-text, Esukhia/Barom edition — public domain (mechanical reproduction)
This fragmentary text presents a devotional praise to Tārā, specifically framing her as the embodiment of the Three Jewels. The author constructs an argument for Tārā's status as a Buddha by attributing to her the essential characteristics of full enlightenment: the eradication of ignorance and wrong views, the possession of omniscient intellect, and the attainment of complete awakening. By identifying Tārā with the Buddha, the text commits the reader to recognizing her not merely as a subordinate deity or assistant, but as a fully realized source of refuge. The structure follows a traditional praise format, moving from the description of the deity's cognitive and spiritual achievements to a formal expression of homage.
Provenance
About this text
A eulogy praising Tārā as the embodiment of the Three Jewels, the sgrol ma dkon mchog gsum la bstod pa belongs to the classical Tibetan tradition. The record does not name an author. It was translated into Tibetan by Atīśa Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna and bod kyi lo tsA ba nag tsho tshul khrims rgyal ba, and is preserved in the Tengyur, volume ཤ, within the collection of Other Wisdom Tantras, where it extends over two pages. The work enacts a devotional argument for Tārā's status as a Buddha, attributing to her the eradication of ignorance and wrong views, the possession of omniscient intellect, and the attainment of complete awakening. By identifying Tārā with the Buddha, the text positions her as a fully realized source of refuge rather than a subordinate deity. A scholar or serious reader consults this text today to examine the specific theological framing of Tārā's enlightenment and the traditional structure of praise that moves from the description of a deity's spiritual achievements to a formal expression of homage.
Sanskrit title
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Indian author
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Tibetan translators
Atīśa Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna, bod kyi lo tsA ba nag tsho tshul khrims rgyal ba
Cite thisAnuvāda, “A Praise of Tārā, the Embodiment of the Three Jewels” (Toh 1695), machine draft, 2026.https://naxiai.com/tibetan/works/toh1695
Summary & commentary
Significance
The text is significant for its explicit identification of Tārā as a Buddha, reflecting a theological position on the female embodiment of enlightenment within the Indo-Tibetan tradition. For the modern reader, it illustrates the intersection of gender and soteriology in Buddhist iconography.
Structure
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Section
Description
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Praise to Tārā as the Three Jewels
An invocation identifying Tārā as a Buddha based on her omniscience and awakening.
Themes
Buddhahood and Enlightenment (1)
Omniscience (1)
Summary, significance and provenance note generated by gemma4:31b from the translation and the catalogue record.
AnuvādaA Praise of Tārā, the Embodiment of the Three Jewels·
Praise to Tārā as the Three Jewels
Praise to Tārā as the Three Jewels:
You who have abandoned the sleep of ignorance and wrong views,
Whose supreme intellect pervades all that can be known,
And who have attained the state of perfect and complete awakening—
Homage to you, Tārā, the Buddha.
The peace of great bliss, the state beyond sorrow,
The supreme holy Dharma of the ten syllables,
And the manner of the ten perfections—
Homage to you, Tārā, the holy Dharma.
The secret body, speech, and mind of all the Sugatas of the three times,
The wisdom ḍākinī who is their union—
Homage to you, Tārā, the Saṅgha.
Praise to Tārā as the Three Jewels. Translated, edited, and finalized at the Vikramaśīla Monastery by the Indian abbot Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna and the Tibetan translator Nagtsho Tsültrim Gyalwa.
Translation status: Not among 84000's published translations, and not in progress there. Translations published elsewhere have not been searched for, so one may exist. (source: 84000 catalogue + registry; checked 2026-11-10).
Set in Newsreader and EB Garamond; Tibetan in Noto Serif Tibetan; Chinese in Noto Serif SC.