DESCRIPTION:
"Tara" is a female Bodhisatva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as female buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism.

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 about compassion and emptiness.

There are several forms of Tara amoung them the major one is "Green Tara" known as the Buddha of enlightened activity.