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Buddhist Deity: Tara, White Main Page

White Tara Masterworks

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Videos:
- White Tara, Part 1 (introduction)
- White Tara, Part 2 (iconography)
- Tara Introduction: Three Points
- White Tara: Three Iconographic Categories
- All Tara Videos

White Tara, (Tibetan: drol ma kar mo): the female Buddha of longevity. Tara is a completely enlightened buddha and as a young bodhisattva she promised always to appear in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings and especially to protect from the eight fears. In this white form she appears specifically for the purpose of bestowing longevity. Practiced in all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism Tara is second in popularity only to Avalokiteshvara. Her practices are found in all classes of tantra - Nyingma and Sarma.

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Jeff Watt 5-2011 [updated 4-2017, 3-2020]