White Tara is seated on a double lotus throne.  She is seated in dhyana asana or meditative pose.  Her left hand, which is placed in front of her heart, holds the stem of a blossoming lotus behind her left shoulder.  Her right hand is in varada mudra, symbolizing supreme generosity.  She is wearing all six ornaments and looks like a beautiful young maiden.  She has seven eyes, two in the palms of her hands, two in the soles of her feet, and one in her forehead.  She is also called Saptalocana Tara (Tara of the Seven Eyes).

The practice of White Tara is basically performed in order to prolong life and also for healing purposes.  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.

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