Green Tara - Jangyu Dolma

Mother Of Buddhas Of Past, Present, And Future

"Tara represents the entire enlightened mind of all Buddhas and hence she called 'the mother of all Buddhas of three times.' It is said in a sutra that Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattava saved and ferried over countless suffering beings from the sea of birth and death. It happened one day when Avalokiteshvara looked 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 had been liberating countless numbers of living being daily. The name Tara was thus known to all Buddhas in 10 directions. "

"There are 21 forms of Tara (the saviouress). In reality they are all the transformed bodies of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion."

"Green Tara appears as a young beautiful maiden. Her body is green in color. She has one face and two arms, she wears a crown bedecked with five Buddha images. She wears all kinds of Boddhisatva ornaments studded with jewels and celestial garments of varied color. She sits on a lotus throne in Lalita attitude in half lotus posture. Her left hand shows the gesture of refuge vows and right hand the Varada mudra because she is quick to answer the petitions of those who seek her aid. Tara is known as great liberator from eight different kinds of fears. The cultivation of Tara sadhana will eliminate all demonic and karmic obstacles, eradicate disasters and lengthen one's life span."