Green Tara
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha
Revered as compassionate mother of all beings, powerful
protectress, and subjugator of destructive forces, Greet Tara
manifests in many forms to save all who call upon her from the eight
great terrors that afflict body and mind.
In each hand she holds the stems of rare
lotuses that blossom at her shoulders, and extends the compassion and
mercy they signify with her right hand held in the gift-bestowing
gesture. Her right foot, supported by a lotus, is
held in the attitude of descending, suggesting Tara's readiness to
respond.
Here Tara is surrounded by eight manifestations, each
appears within a specific type of terror to remove fear, empower
prayer, and light the path to liberation. Below Tara, guarding the
meditator's entrance to her mandala, is the fierce protectoress
Lhamo.
Above is Amitayus, the Buddha of Infinite Light.” -back description
