Om tare tuttare
Ture swaha
Om tare tuttare
Ture Swaha
Ture swaha
Om tare tuttare
Ture Swaha
Translation:
An invocation to Tara, the female
counterpart of Avalokiteshvara, the
Bodhisattva of Compassion. The Tara is
pictured many-armed, symbolizing the
powers and attributes she has cultivated
to save all sentient beings.
An invocation to Tara, the female
counterpart of Avalokiteshvara, the
Bodhisattva of Compassion. The Tara is
pictured many-armed, symbolizing the
powers and attributes she has cultivated
to save all sentient beings.
The most widely known forms of Tārā are:
- Green Tārā, (Syamatara) known as the Buddha of enlightened activity
- White Tārā, (Sitatara) also known for compassion, long life, healing and serenity; also known as The Wish-fulfilling Wheel, or Cintachakra
- Red Tārā, (Kurukulla) of fierce aspect associated with magnetizing all good things
- Black Tārā, associated with power
- Yellow Tārā, (Bhrikuti) associated with wealth and prosperity
- Blue Tārā, associated with transmutation of anger
- Cittamani Tārā, a form of Tārā widely practiced at the level of Highest Yoga Tantra in theGelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, portrayed as green and often conflated with Green Tārā
- Khadiravani Tārā (Tārā of the acacia forest), who appeared to Nagarjuna in the Khadiravani forest of South India and who is sometimes referred to as the "22nd Tārā"