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| Author(s) : Beer, Robert |
| Publishers Price : £65.00 |
| Wisdom Price : £65.00
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| Size : 338 x 255mm | | Publisher : Robert Beer Website |
Category : Newar Buddhist Art
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Synopsis:
White Tara (Skt. Sita Tara: Tib. Drol-kar) is the long-life aspect of the female saviouress Tara, the most popular Buddhist goddess of mercy and compassion. In her white longevity aspect she is also known as Saptalocana Tara, or ‘seven-eyed’ Tara, and as an important yidam or meditational deity in her own right she is know as ‘Wish-fulfilling Wheel White Tara’ (Skt. Chinta-chakra Sita Tara), which is the form in which she appears here. As one of the three principal Buddhist longevity deities White Tara also frequently appears in a trinity with Amitayus and Ushnishavijaya. Her meditational practices are mainly employed to confer long-life, alleviate illnesses, and to remove the obstacles that are indicative of an untimely death. Thangkas of White Tara and the ‘Trinity of Long-Life Deities’ are frequently commissioned for such purposes, or to auger an auspicious rebirth for a deceased relative or friend. |
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