5The Arya Tara Practice Manual provides a complete set of texts and instructions for the practice of the female Buddha, Tara. It includes Tara Puja, the Praises to the Twenty-one Tara, Tara mantras, Sadhana practices, and a Tara Ganacakra Offering. This book also provides 22 color Tara thangka pictures and paintings for visualization performed along with the mantra and mudra practices. These practices for accumulating merit and wisdom will guide us to realize Tara's awakened wisdom and compassion for ourselves.