Green Tara (Tibetan: drol ma jang ku. English: the Green Saviouress, or The One who Liberates), surrounded by the 21 forms of Tara according to the tradition of Suryagupta.

Tibetan: Drol ma jang ku

Tara is a completely enlightened buddha who in a previous life promised to appear, after enlightenment, in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings. Her primary activity is to protect from the 8 and 16 fears. Practiced in all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism her various forms are found in all classes of tantra - Nyingma and Sarma.

Jeff Watt 5-2004