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Tara representing the entire enlightened activities of all Buddhas and hence she is called the mother of the Buddhas of three times. It is said in a sutra that Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva saved and ferried over countless suffering beings from the sea of birth and death. It happened one day when Avalokiteshvara liked at the misery of the world he shed tears out of great compassion from his eyes. The tears turned into a lotus flower from which appeared white and green Tara who said to him, "please don't be sad. We'll assist you in liberating living beings, although they are countless in number the power of our vow is also immeasurable." Since then they have been liberating countless numbers of living beings daily. All Buddhas in ten directions thus knew the name of Tara. White Tara is seated in full Vajra posture and her left hand, which is poised at the heart, holds the stem of a lotus that opens into blossom beside her left shoulder. Her right hand is in the varada mudra symbolizing supreme generosity. She is seated upright on a moon disc. She is wearing all sorts of precious ornaments and looks beautiful maiden of sixteen years of age. Amitabvha Buddha image sits upon the head as a crown. The practice of white Tara is basically performed in order to prolong life as well as for healing purpose. It is said that because Arya Tara is the collective manifestation of the enlightened activity of all Buddhas. Her sadhana is easily accomplished. The recitation of her Mantra merely a hundred thousand times with the motivation of Bodhicitta will cause aversion of hindrances. White Tara (7) Green Tara (5) 21 Tara (4)

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