White Tara On his head is a

On his head is a golden crown anointed with five precious stones while in his hands he carries a vase filled with nectar

Her right hand rests at her knee in the gesture of generosity

as it was under the Bodhi tree that the Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment

” She came to be known as White Tara

White Tara On his head is aOnce Avalokiteshvara was absorbed in a profound meditation on the welfare of all beings. Within his peaceful absorption, the painful realization dawned upon him that even if he were to save beings from suffering for an eternity, beings would never cease to be born in the cycle of existence. Tears of sadness flowed from his eyes, moistening the ground below him. From twenty one tears a lotus sprang up, at the heart of which sat a being, white and