. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. p5 I.] MAUAYANA TANTUIKA INFLUENCE. IxxXV According to Chinacliara Tantra, the goddessTara was originally worshipped in China. Itdescribes how Vasistha went to China and learntfrom Buddha, the process of the Tara have already mentioned this in connectionwith the origin of Caktaism. In Tibet andMongolia, Tara is worshipped as the spiritualconsort of Kuan-yin (AvalokiteQvara).^ Besides the figure of Tara (Mahattari Tara of ) at Banibandh some other imagesof Tara have also been found at different , known as Khadir

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. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. p5 I.] MAUAYANA TANTUIKA INFLUENCE. IxxXV According to Chinacliara Tantra, the goddessTara was originally worshipped in China. Itdescribes how Vasistha went to China and learntfrom Buddha, the process of the Tara have already mentioned this in connectionwith the origin of Caktaism. In Tibet andMongolia, Tara is worshipped as the spiritualconsort of Kuan-yin (AvalokiteQvara).^ Besides the figure of Tara (Mahattari Tara of ) at Banibandh some other imagesof Tara have also been found at different , known as Khadiravani Tara, has beentraced at the village of Dhupa^da, six miles fromNilgiri. Another known as Jaijguli Tara hasbeen discovered among the ruins of third image known as Vajra-Tara, may beseen in the temple of Uttare^vara Mahadeva atAyodhya. We find the following description of thegoddess Tara in the Svatantra Tantra :— She is black in complexion ; she has threeeyes ; she has two hands with one of which sheholds a lotus and wit

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