Ture; was: about sanskrit

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, JUN <zizhu_senlin_32

wrote:

>

> in term of sanskrit what the meaning of

>

> " TURE "

> ?

 

According to some, it does not have a specific meaning,

(i.e. is not a Sanskrit word) but is a play on the

sound/vibration of Tara's name.

Courtesy of Google:

 

" There are many different rites and songs to Tara, perhaps the best

known being the Praise in Twenty One Homages, however a simple form

exists as a ten-syllable mantra: “Aum Tare Tuttare Ture Svahaâ€, and

it is this form that has been used in the present composition. “Aumâ€

is one of the most common opening words for mantra, as it is “one of

the most important Hindu symbols… the sound of God, the origin of all

sounds.†(Karolyi 1998: 99). Similarly, “Svaha†is a common ending

term to ‘feminine’ mantras, and though it has no exact translation,

it is not dissimilar to ‘praise be’. Between these, ‘Tare Tuttare

Ture’ has no specific meaning as such; it is said to be a ‘play’ on

her name, close-sounding approximations that relate to her nature,

and the ‘seed-syllables’ of the Goddesses in the Mandala of Nine

Taras (Willson 1996: 62).

 

Om! Namas TARE ture vire

TUTTARE bhaya-nasane /

TURE sarvartha-da tare

SVAHA kare namo stute //

 

OM! Homage! O TARE, Swift One, Heroine!

TUTTARE who eliminates fears!

TURE, the Saviouress granting all benefits!

Sound of SVAHA, worshipped and praised!

 

Opening verse of The Praise in Twenty-One Homages, transcribed and

translated by Willson 1996: 121. "

 

Willson, Martin, 1996: In Praise of Tara (Boston: Wisdom Publications)

ISBN-10: 0861711092

ISBN-13: 978-0861711093

 

 

http://www.grahamwakefield.net/Goldsmiths/Green_Tara/index.htm

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting interpretation of the Tara mantra as well, from

http://www.wildmind.org/mantras/figures/greentara

 

" Tara's mantra is a loving play on her name. According to Sangharakshita, a

traditional explanation of the mantra is that the variations of her name

represent three progressive stages of salvation.

 

" 1. Tare represents salvation from mundane dangers and suffering. Tara is

seem as a savioress who can give aid from material threats such as floods,

crime, wild animals, and traffic accidents.

2. Tuttare represents deliverance into the spiritual path conceived in terms

of individual salvation. In traditional terms, this is the path of the

Arhant, which leads to individual liberation from suffering. This is seen in

Mahayana Buddhism as a kind of enlightenment in which compassion does not

figure strongly.

3. Lastly, ture represents the culmination of the spiritual path in terms of

deliverance into the altruistic path of universal salvation - the

Bodhisattva path. In the Bodhisattva path we aspire for personal

enlightenment, but we also connect compassionately with the sufferings of

others, and strive to liberate them at the same time as we seek

enlightenment ourselves. "

 

Though perhaps more important than an intellectual understanding of the

meaning or a clear translation into English, which tends to limit a mantra

to its literal denotative meaning, is its practice. Instead, allow oneself

to dwell in the sound as it is recited or chanted, while visualizing Tara

both within one's heart and at the same time, all around oneself as well.

Thus allow our body, speech and mind to become identical with Her form, the

sound of Her mantra, and Her vast wisdom, thereby awakening our own innate

Buddha Nature, nutrturing our seeds of Bodhi.

 

Jai Tara Ma!

 

-

" msbauju " <msbauju

 

Saturday, June 07, 2008 11:11 AM

Ture; was: about sanskrit

 

 

, JUN <zizhu_senlin_32

wrote:

>

> in term of sanskrit what the meaning of

>

> " TURE "

> ?

 

According to some, it does not have a specific meaning,

(i.e. is not a Sanskrit word) but is a play on the

sound/vibration of Tara's name.

Courtesy of Google:

 

" There are many different rites and songs to Tara, perhaps the best

known being the Praise in Twenty One Homages, however a simple form

exists as a ten-syllable mantra: â?oAum Tare Tuttare Ture Svahaâ?, and

it is this form that has been used in the present composition. â?oAumâ?

is one of the most common opening words for mantra, as it is â?oone of

the most important Hindu symbolsâ?¦ the sound of God, the origin of all

sounds.â? (Karolyi 1998: 99). Similarly, â?oSvahaâ? is a common ending

term to â?~feminineâ?T mantras, and though it has no exact translation,

it is not dissimilar to â?~praise beâ?T. Between these, â?~Tare Tuttare

Tureâ?T has no specific meaning as such; it is said to be a â?~playâ?T on

her name, close-sounding approximations that relate to her nature,

and the â?~seed-syllablesâ?T of the Goddesses in the Mandala of Nine

Taras (Willson 1996: 62).

 

Om! Namas TARE ture vire

TUTTARE bhaya-nasane /

TURE sarvartha-da tare

SVAHA kare namo stute //

 

OM! Homage! O TARE, Swift One, Heroine!

TUTTARE who eliminates fears!

TURE, the Saviouress granting all benefits!

Sound of SVAHA, worshipped and praised!

 

Opening verse of The Praise in Twenty-One Homages, transcribed and

translated by Willson 1996: 121. "

 

Willson, Martin, 1996: In Praise of Tara (Boston: Wisdom Publications)

ISBN-10: 0861711092

ISBN-13: 978-0861711093

 

 

http://www.grahamwakefield.net/Goldsmiths/Green_Tara/index.htm