Tara (, ; , ), Ārya Tārā, or Shayama Tara, also known as Jetsun Dölma (Tibetan: rje btsun sgrol ma) is an important figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism. She appears as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, and as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. She is known as Duōluó Púsà (多羅菩薩) in Chinese Buddhism, and as Tara Bosatsu (多羅菩薩) in Japan. Tārā is a meditation deity revered by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism to develop certain inner qualities and to understand outer, inner and secret teachings such as karuṇā (compassion), mettā (loving-kindness), and shunyata (emptiness). Tārā may more properly be understood as different aspects of the same quality, as bodhisattvas are often considered personifications of Buddhist methods. There is also recognition in some schools of Buddhism of twenty-one Tārās. A practice text entitled Praises to the Twenty-One Taras, is the most important text on Tara in Tibetan Buddhism. Another key text is the Tantra Which is the Source for All the Functions of Tara, Mother of All the Tathagatas. The main Tārā mantra is the same for Buddhists and Hindus alike: . It is pronounced by Tibetans and Buddhists who follow the Tibetan traditions as . The literal translation would be "Oṃ O Tārā, I pray O Tārā, O Swift One, So Be It!" Etymology तारा Tārā, Sanskrit, feminine noun, "a fixed star" or "planet" evolved from: अवलोकितेश्वर Avalokiteśvara IPA: , Sanskrit, "Down [upon Earth('s sentients')(sounds)] looking lord", implicit interpolation of sounds indicated in recent philology though the verb is for sight, male in original form though evolved, especially in Tibet as female Tara and in China as female 觀音 (traditional) 观音 (simplified) Guānyīn (Pinyin Mandarin pronunciation), Chinese, "Attending to [hearing] the sounds [of Earth, especially sounds of suffering] [divine personage, often made explicit as Boddhisattva by further appending that title]" ध्रुव Dhruvá, Sanskrit, male noun, North Star, iconically fixed star རྗེ་བརྩུན་སྒྲོལ་མ།།, སྒྲོལ་མ (Jetsun) Sgrol ma or D(r)ölma, or rje btsun ma (Wylie), Tibetan, Dzongkha (national language of Bhutan), "(Venerable (feminine)) Saviour" from sgrol ba, Tibetan, verb, "to save, rescue, liberate; to carry, transport, or cross; and to expel or drive away [evil]" + ma.Tibetan.mother. 多羅菩薩 たらぼさつ Tara Bosatsu, Japanese, from 多羅菩薩 Duōluó Púsà (Pinyin Mandarin pronunciation), Chinese, Much Gatherer Bodhisattva. ीताराशतनामावली Tara Ashtottara Shatanamavali,