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Buddhist Deity: Tara List (Atisha Tradition)

List of Twenty-one Taras | Tara: Atisha Tradition | Partial Set (Panchen)

List of the Twenty-one Taras - Colour & Function:

1. red, power #294
2. white, pacifying disease & hindrances
3. golden yellow, long-life & prosperity
4. yellow, power over one's life & death
5. orange, increasing life-span 10 to 100 years
6. maroon, to tame (or control) demons
7. black, to defeat others (people)
8. maroon, to defeat demons & enemies (kill) #450
9. white, to protect from fear #451
10. red, to control demons & interferences
11. refined gold, to pacify the suffering of poverty #336
12. golden yellow, wishing prosperity
13. blazing fire (red), protection from hindrances & obstacles #340
14. black, slightly wrathful, to suppress hindrances
15. white, to pacify sins
16. red, increasing wisdom and intellect
17. orange, pacifying demons & obstacles #331
18. white, to pacify a host of poisonous nagas #339
19. white, to clear away disputes & bad dreams #338
20. orange, to protect from contagious disease
21. white, wishing to completely accomplish all activities #337