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In [[Tibet]], the White Goddess is especially loved and worshiped as '''Tara''', the saviouress. Tibetan Buddhists understand that the one who is going to save the world is the Mother, and that she comes to save the world in the end of the age of the [[Kali Yuga]]. | In [[Tibet]], the White Goddess is especially loved and worshiped as '''Tara''', the saviouress. Tibetan Buddhists understand that the one who is going to save the world is the Mother, and that she comes to save the world in the end of the age of the [[Kali Yuga]]. | ||
Tara is said to have been born from a lotus that grew in the water of a tear shed by [[Avalokitesvara]], who, as the ancient text records, “saw that however many migrating beings he removed from samsara, they grew no fewer, and he wept.” Thus Tara is considered the counterpart of feminine | Tara is said to have been born from a lotus that grew in the water of a tear shed by [[Avalokitesvara]], who, as the ancient text records, “saw that however many migrating beings he removed from samsara, they grew no fewer, and he wept.” Thus Tara is considered the counterpart of feminine Avalokitesvara or his divine consort, and like [[Kuan Yin]], she is a bodhisattva of compassion. The relationship between Tara and Kuan Yin has been the subject of much speculation. Some say that Kuan Yin is Tara’s Chinese counterpart and others believe that the two are really one and the same being. | ||
The principle symbol of White Tara is the fully-opened lotus, representing the opening of the petals of the [[chakra]]s. Statues of the White Goddess often show the richness of her raiment. Her crown and earrings symbolize the manifest expression of the abundant life of the Buddha and the Christ. The Mother symbolizes that all things in the [[Matter]] universe belong to her children, and so that abundant sense is part of her manifestation. She also shows the renunciate that the real wealth of the cosmos is in the spiritual qualities. The Mother is the one who owns nothing but owns everything, and in this balance we find the discipline of the Buddha. | The principle symbol of White Tara is the fully-opened lotus, representing the opening of the petals of the [[chakra]]s. Statues of the White Goddess often show the richness of her raiment. Her crown and earrings symbolize the manifest expression of the abundant life of the Buddha and the Christ. The Mother symbolizes that all things in the [[Matter]] universe belong to her children, and so that abundant sense is part of her manifestation. She also shows the renunciate that the real wealth of the cosmos is in the spiritual qualities. The Mother is the one who owns nothing but owns everything, and in this balance we find the discipline of the Buddha. | ||