White Tara
The Goddess of Longevity, Healing, and Compassion
Who is White Tara?
White Tara (Sanskrit: Sitatārā, Tibetan: སྒྲོལ་དཀར་, Drolkar) is a beloved female bodhisattva in Tibetan Buddhism, revered as the embodiment of compassion, long life, and serenity. She is one of the 21 manifestations of Tara, the “Mother of Liberation,” and is especially associated with protection from illness and premature death.
White Tara’s compassion is deeply maternal — she not only hears the cries of the suffering, but also nurtures them with healing energy and protective blessings.
Symbolism and Iconography
Spiritual Significance
White Tara is invoked for healing, vitality, and spiritual longevity. Her blessings are believed to extend life, prevent untimely death, and promote both physical and spiritual well-being. In many traditions, reciting her mantra is also a way to pray for the health and long life of loved ones.
“Her gaze is steady, her hands are open — she offers life, health, and boundless love.”
When to Call Upon White Tara
Mantra
Sanskrit:Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jñana Pushtim Kuru Svaha
Tibetan: ཨོཾ་ཏཱ་རེ་ཏུཏྟཱ་རེ་ཏུ་རེ་མ་མ་ཡཱ་ཡུ་དཔུནྱ་བརྟན་ཏུ་བཀུརུ་སྭཱ་ཧཱ་
This mantra calls upon White Tara’s blessings for health, longevity, merit, and wisdom.
White Tara in Your Life
Bringing White Tara’s image, thangka, or mantra into your space is a gentle yet powerful way to invite health, longevity, and compassionate protection into daily life.
“In her stillness lies the power to heal. In her gaze, the promise of a longer, kinder life.”
