WHite tara
MANTRA: OM TĀRE TUTTĀRE TURE MAMA AYUH PUNYA JÑĀNA PUSṬIM KURU SVĀHĀ
"SHE WHO GRANTS HEALING, LONG LIFE & 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.
OM TĀRE TUTTĀRE TURE MAMA AYUH PUNYA JÑĀNA PUSṬIM KURU SVĀHĀ
OM - Essence of the awakened body.
O (na-ro) - Essence of awakened speech.
M - Essence of awakened mind.
TĀRE - Salvation from mundane dangers and suffering.
TUTTĀRE - Deliverance into the spiritual path—individual salvation.
TURE - Culmination of the path—entry into the altruistic Bodhisattva path of universal salvation. It symbolizes connecting compassionately with the suffering of others while striving for enlightenment ourselves.
MAMA - “Mine” — the wish to possess or embody qualities such as long life, merit, wisdom, and happiness.
ĀYUḤ -Long life.
PUṆYA - Merit arising from ethical living, bringing long life and happiness.
JÑĀNA -Wisdom. Together with Puṇya, they form the Two Accumulations needed for enlightenment. (Merit provides the foundation; wisdom arises through deep reflection.)
PUṢṬIM - Wealth, abundance, or increase (spiritual and material).
KURU - Mythical land of happiness and longevity north of the Himalayas.
Also means “Do it!” or “Make it so!”—referring to the wish to actualize wisdom, merit, and longevity.
SVĀHĀ - “Hail!” / “So be it!” / “May a blessing rest upon it!”