Les Naines de Micha

Tara is a very popular bodhisattva, as much in the eyes of laymen as for Buddhist monks. She is liberator, star, and saviour, the one who helps crossing to « the other bank ». Her peaceful or angered forms are associated with various colours and fonctions: to protect against real or spiritual dangers, to destroy illusion, to discern desire, to transmute anger, and to take away the inherent fear of existence. One meditates on her to developp compassion, longevity, recovery, and serenity. She can represent prosperity or power. She is either devastating, consuming wicked persons, or the light that saves the threatened traveller. She dominates the power of time, and sanctifies the sufferings of the body to force it to see the supremacy of mind. Her power can destroy an entire solar system.
Tara has similarities with the Dakini, goddess of Hinduism and Buddhism. She moves around the sky, with the aid of a magical faculty, the sky symbolizing wisdom. The word Dakini means ability, skill. She makes use of skilful means with a view to being alert. She is superficial or wise, witch or feminine devil, legendary personality. She often has the appearance of a naked woman who symbolizes the natural and wild state, the lack of « ego » or mental obstacles.