White Tara was born from a tear of the Bodhisattva of compassion.
White Tara holds a very prominent position in Tibet and Nepal.
White Tara is sometimes called the Mother of all Buddhas.
White Tara is portrayed usually seated, dressed and vrowned like a Bodhisattva. And sometime she is regarded as Saptalochana or seven eyes tara.. Extra eyes on here forehead, palm, and feet and lotus flower at one or both of her shoulder. White Tara is seated in full vajra posture.
She wears the Bodhisattva ornaments.
White Tara hair is dark blue, bound up at the back of her neck at the back with long tresses hanging down; her breasts are full; she is adorned with divers precious ornaments, her blouse is of vari-colored silk, and her robes are of red silk, the palms of her hand and the soles of her feet each have an eye, making up the seven eyes of knowledge; she sits straight and firm upon the circle of the moon, her legs crossed in the diamond posture." White tara is wearing all sorts of precious ornaments and looks beautiful. The practice of Whtie Tara is basically performed in to prolong life as well as for healing purpose.
White Tara is Buddha family (some also consider her to be partly in Lotus family), whereas Green Tara is in the Action family and is the consort of Amorgasiddhi, the Buddha of that family. The practices of both are very important: White Tara is especially important in the Sakya teachings. |