Die White Târâ
Tibetab"sGro dkar po"
Sanskrit: "Sitatârâ"
 

WHITE TARA

Sanskrit: Sitatara
[Tib.] Sgrol-dkar [dol-kar], the white saviors
Mudra: vitarka [argument]
Vara [charity]
Symbol: padma [full-blown lotus]

The White Tara symbolizes perfect purity, and is believed to represent Transcendent Wisdom, which secures everlasting bliss to its possessor or worshipper.

The White Tara is represented seated, with legs locked, the soles of the feet turned upward [lotus posture]. She wears the same garments and ornaments as a Boddhisattva, and her hair is abundant and wavy. Her right hand is in 'charity' mudra, and her left, holding the stem of the full-blown lotus, is in 'argument' mudra. She generally has third eye of foreknowledge, and eyes on the palms of her hands and soles of her feet, symbolizes sensitivity..

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