Tara (English spelling)

Japanese: Tārā(英語表記)Tara
Tara (English spelling)

…It is a transliteration of the Sanskrit name Tārā, and is also called Tara Butsumo. It is said to have appeared from the light of Kannon, and is depicted to the west of Seikannon at Taizo Mandala Kannon-in Temple as the Buddha Mother of the Kannon sect. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tārā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サンスクリット名ターラーTārāの音訳で,多羅仏母(ぶつも)ともいう。観音の光明から出現したとされ,観音部の仏母として,胎蔵曼荼羅観音院において聖観音の西に描かれる。…

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