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The Short Commentary on the Tantra of Twenty-one Homages to Tara called The Treasure Vase of Benefit and Happiness Namo Guru Lokeshvaraya! The Lord of Three Kayas, Treasury of activities of all the Victorious ones. Ultimately, you are unelaborated great bliss: Samantabhadri. I bow to you, the fearless swift mother of the Victorious ones, As I briefly explain the verses of praise with devotion. Venerable noble mother Tara is Kuntuzangmo,Tib Samantabhadri,Skt in the sphere of the dharmakaya, Dorje Phagmo,Tib or Vajravarahi,Skt in the sphere of the sambhogakaya, and Arya Tara in her nirmanakaya form. Dorje Yangchenma, Tib and Lhamo Palchenmo,Tib are among her many other manifestations; each has a different name and form. In the Land of Snow, (Tibet) in particular, beings are benefited by her other inconceivable manifestations, specifically, Yeshe Tsogyal,Tib or Jhana Dakini.Skt Just by praying to her, with the help of her swift action, we can spontaneously accomplish the two purposes. Therefore, it is of great benefit to persevere in this practice. There are many different Indian and Tibetan traditions explaining this “tantra of praise”. Motivated by devotion, I will explain this tantra in accordance with “The Treasure Vase of Essential Great Bliss of Inner Practice”, which is the profound mind-treasure teaching of the omniscient Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa. Each of the twenty-one verses is praise to twenty-one manifestations. Homage to mother Tara, swift and fearless, Your eyes are like flashing lightning. Born from the blossoming stamens Of the lotus face of the Lord of Three Worlds. The first praise is to Nyurma Palmo,Tib the “Fearless Swift Lady”. Here we pay homage to the lady of activity who liberates beings from the temporal and perennial sufferings of samsara. She is called “Swift Lady” because her impartial compassion benefits beings without even an instant’s delay. She is the “Fearless Lady”, because she has the unhindered p