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Tibet 1700 - 1799 Uncertain Lineage 68.58x49.53cm (27x19.50in) Collection of Rubin Museum of Art


White Tara (Tibetan: drol ma kar mo, English: Saviouress): Bestower of Long-Life.

Peaceful and smiling, she has one face and two hands and a total of seven eyes with the extras on the forehead and palms of the hands and feet. The right hand performs the mudra (gesture) of supreme generosity with the palm open and facing outward. The left hand holds to the heart with the thumb and ring finger the stem of a lotus blossoming above the shoulder. Adorned with a tiara of gold and jewels, earrings, necklaces and the like, she wears dark green silks and lower garments of red and blue. In a rainbow sphere atop a moon disc and multi-coloured lotus blossom she sits in vajra posture radiating a nimbus of blue and orange light.

At the top center is buddha Amitabha, red in colour holding a begging bowl in the lap. Below that is the slightly fierce Vajravidarana, green in colour, holding a visvavajra at the heart with the right hand and a bell turned upwards and held in the lap with the left. Both are seated in vajra posture.

Below the rainbow sphere are three figures of Green Tara with the right hand in the mudra of generosity and the left holding a lotus flower; seated with the right legs extended. Below to the right and left are two forms of Vasudhara (Tib.: nor gyun ma), the goddess of wealth, yellow in colour. At the bottom center is the tutelary deity and protector, Hayagriva, red in colour, with three faces and six hands; surrounded by the flames of pristine awareness. Arranged in front are three skull bowls filled with wrathful offerings.

Encircling the central Tara and filling all of the surrounding space are 100 small White Tara figures each in identical appearance. From the application of gold paint as an offering all the white Taras appear yellow in colour. Classified as Kriya Tantra and practiced in all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism she was popularized by Jowo Atisha, Nyen Lotsawa, Bari Lotsawa and Kashmiri Pandita Shakyashri.

Jeff Watt 10-98

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China 1800 - 1899 Uncertain Lineage Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

White Tara, (Tibetan: drol ma kar mo): the female Buddha of longevity.

"...with a hue white like an autumn moon - radiant like a stainless crystal jewel, shining with rays of light, one face, two hands, and having three eyes; with the conduct of having sixteen years of age. The right hand is in the mudra of supreme generosity; the left holds with the thumb and forefinger the stem of a white utpala to the heart with the petals blossoming at the ear. Representing the buddhas of the three times the single stem is divided into three, in the middle is a blossoming flower, the right in fruition, the left in the form of a bud; adorned with various jewel ornaments; having various silk upper garments and a lower garment of red silk; seated with the legs in vajra posture. The palms of the hands and feet each have an eye - the seven eyes of pristine awareness." (Sachen Ngagwang Kunga Lodro, 1729-1783).

Seated on a moon and pink lotus seat rising from the blue lotus pond below she emanates a blue-orange nimbus and a green-pink areola surrounded on the sides and above by pink lotus blossoms.

At the top center is White Amitayus with one face and two hands holding a longevity vase; richly adorned with jewels and fabrics. To the left is red Amitayus, standing, holding a begging bowl and adorned with silks and jewels. To the right is the goddess Ushnishavijaya, white, with three faces and eight hands removing the obstacles to longevity.

At the bottom center is Green Tara, emerald in colour, with the two hands clasped at the heart holding the stems of two blue utpala flowers blossoming at each ear. Seated in a relaxed manner on a moon and lotus seat her right foot extended rests on a small lotus cushion. To the left is yellow Marichi in a peaceful appearance and to the right blue Ekajati with three eyes and orange hair flowing upward in one braid (Tib.: ral chig ma, Skt.: eka jati) slightly fierce. Both hold a long fly wisk with a white yak tail and stand in a posture with the legs together above a moon and lotus seat sprung from the blue lotus pond.

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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