Red Tara. The Female Form of the Buddha of Power and Magnetism

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the forms of Tara and hypotheses about her origins, supplying the reader with diverse and inspiring information about the goddess. The focus of the second part of the book is specifically on Red Tara. Here, various forms of Red Tara found in the Buddhist world and their special qualities are described. Readers with a deeper theoretical interest in this topic will find details about lines of succession, various texts, and variations of the goddess's iconography.