The Cult of Tara

2 Basics
MAGIC AND RITUAL. IN TIBET
2.1 Contemplating the field for offerings
2.11 Generating the Chief Lady
2.111 Generating the symbolic being
2.112 Contemplating the syllables
2.113 Inviting the knowledge being
2.114 Sealing with the initiation
2.12 Arraying the general field for offerings
2.2 Making offerings and prayers to them
2.21 Making offerings and prayers to the Three Jewels in
general
2.211 Offerings
2.2111 Homage
2.2112 Sevenfold office
2.2113 Awakening the thought of enlightenment
2.2114 Offerings proper
2.2114.1 General offerings
2.2114.2 Mandala
2.2114.3 Flowers
2.212 Prayers
2.22 Offerings and prayers to the Holy Lady in particular
2.221 A recollection that the field of hosts is inherent in
Tara
2.222 Offerings and prayers proper (repeated three
times)
2.2221 Offerings
2.2221.1 Homage
2.2221.2 General offerings
2.2221.3 Sevenfold office
2.2221.4 Mandala
2.2221.5 Flowers
2.2222 Arousing her heart with her mantra, praises,
and prayers
2.2222.1 Arousing her heart with her mantra
2.2222.2 Arousing her heart with praises
2.2222.3 Arousing her heart with prayers
3 Concluding acts
3.1 The filling in of the offerings
3.11 Giving the tormas