Female Deities: List of female Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

Tara, White

Yidam - she who grants long life and wisdom

Also known as Drolkar (Tibetan) or Sitatara (Sanskrit), Tara embodies the compassionate activity of all the Buddhas (her name means "the liberator" or "one who saves").

White Tara is especially associated with long life and wisdom.

Unlike the green form of this deity, White Tara has seven eyes - one in each hand and foot, and a third eye on her face - to show that she sees and responds to suffering throughout the universe; and she sits in full lotus posture.

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