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'''White Tara''' (Skt. Sitatārā; Tib. ''Drolkar''; [[Wyl.]] ''sgrol dkar'') — a form of [[Tara]] associated with longevity and one of the [[three deities of long life]]. She is white and has the appearance of a sixteen year old girl. She has three eyes, as well as an eye on each of the palms of her hands and the soles of her feet. Adorned with the [[thirteen ornaments of the perfect sambhogakaya]], her right hand is in the [[gesture of offering]], and her left hand, in the gesture of granting [[refuge]], holds the stem of an [[utpala]] lotus flower which blossoms at the level of her ear. She is seated in the [[vajra posture]] on a moon disk seat, on top of an open white lotus.
[[Image:JKW Tara med2.jpg|frame|The sacred image of White Tara, 'The Wish-Fulfilling Wheel' found in the empowerment room of [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]'s residence, The [[Garden of Immortality]]]]
'''White Tara''' (Skt. ''Sitatārā''; Tib. སྒྲོལ་དཀར་, ''Drolkar'', [[Wyl.]] ''sgrol dkar'') — manifestations of [[Tara]], white in colour, associated with [[long life practice]]s. The most well known is [[White Tara Wishfulfilling Wheel]] which is the main deity of the [[Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik]] [[sadhana]] for example.
 
==Further Reading==
*[[Ringu Tulku Rinpoche]], ''White Tara – Healing Light of Wisdom'' (Bodhicharya, 2022)
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/tarawhite/index.html White Tara Outline Page at Himalayan Art]


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Latest revision as of 12:09, 22 June 2023

The sacred image of White Tara, 'The Wish-Fulfilling Wheel' found in the empowerment room of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo's residence, The Garden of Immortality

White Tara (Skt. Sitatārā; Tib. སྒྲོལ་དཀར་, Drolkar, Wyl. sgrol dkar) — manifestations of Tara, white in colour, associated with long life practices. The most well known is White Tara Wishfulfilling Wheel which is the main deity of the Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik sadhana for example.

Further Reading

External Links