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White Tara is one of the three long life deities, along with Amitayus and Namgyalma. She is represented as a mature woman, full-breasted and wise. She has three eyes on her face and one eye on each palm of her hands and feet. She wears a sparkling tiara on her head, and she is adorned with beautiful jewelry. Her right hand rests across her knee touching the earth palm outward, while her left hand holds near her heart the stem of an uptala flower. White Tara is associated with Wencheng, Songtsen Gampo’s wife from imperial China.
05-2 White Tara White Tara is one of the three long life deities, along with Amitayus and Namgyalma. She is represented as a mature woman, full-breasted and wise. She has three eyes on her face and one eye on each palm of her hands and feet. She wears a sparkling tiara on her head, and she is adorned with beautiful jewelry. Her right hand rests across her knee touching the earth palm outward, while her left hand holds near her heart the stem of an uptala flower. White Tara is associated with Wencheng, Songtsen Gampo’s wife from imperial China.