China / Tibet: Thangka of Samaya Tara Yogini (Green Tara) with smaller blue, red, yellow and white tara in the four corners, Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā) or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma (Tibetan: Rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in the She is known as the 'mother of liberation', and represents the virtues of success in work and achievement.
Tara is a tantric meditation deity whose practice is used by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism to develop certain inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings. Tara is actually the generic name for a set of Buddhas or bodhisattvas of similar aspect. These may more properly be understood as different aspects of the same quality, as bodhisattvas are often considered metaphoric for Buddhist virtues. Buddhist virtues.