GREEN TARA
Green Tara is said to embody the fulfillment of all beings’ desires, both worldly and spiritual. As one who grants beings’ wishes, she personifies good fortune, although unlike the worldly wealth-bestowing deities, the wishes she fulfills include liberation from ignorance.
She was once a princess named Jnana Chandra in a human realm. In her youth, she took a vow to achieve complete enlightenment in a female form and entered into deep concentration, focusing her mind on the dependent nature of reality and the task of benefiting other beings. She then made an oath to dedicate her entire future existence to the welfare of all beings.
Her green hue indicates that she grants wishes. The gesture of her right hand shows that she will guide those who aspire for Buddha-hood to their goal, while the gesture of her left hand indicates that she is free from all ignorance, being therefore endowed with the authority and ability to carry out her intention to fulfill the needs of beings. Her white necklace represents the joy that arises when the obscurations of ignorance are overcome, while the Utpala flower she holds in her left hand represents the effort that is required to overcome these obstructions. Her outstretched right leg suggests her readiness to help any being in suffering.
According to the legend Tara is an emanation of Chenrezi, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Once when Chenrezi was very moved by the suffering of all sentients being, he shed two tears. The tear from his right eye turned into the green form of Tara and the tear from his left eye turned into the white form.
Green Tara is adorned in silken garments and jeweled ornaments. The main difference on the iconography between the green Tara and the white Tara is the position of the legs. Green Tara sits in a posture of ease, with one leg drawn towards her and the other resting on a lotus bud that springs from the pedestal. Her hands are in the mudra of perfect generosity, holding the stems of blue lotus showing a peaceful and smiling expression.
Green Tara is an incarnation of the mother’s energy. She will linger in the universe until such time as all sentient beings have obtained freedom. Green Tara imparts enlightenment, first most for the individual, then for all. There are immense deal of stories traceback for eons to distinct world systems; other stories hinder to Hindu goddesses Durga and Kali. Tibetans affirm she was born from a tear of Avalokiteshvara who wept tears of compassion when he saw the dreadful misery of being imprisoned in lower realms. The present demonstration of green Tara broadcast absolutely in Buddhism in about the 7th century CE. Tara entrusts people their deepest heart-felt sentiments. These wishes are actualized very quickly when they arise out of fervent doctrinal and are for the benefit of others.
PANCHA BUDDHA:
Five Dhyani Buddhas, popularly known as Pancha Buddha are five representatives of five different qualities of Shakyamuni Buddha. Pancha Buddhas are also known as the Five Wisdom Tathagatas and are widely respected in Vajrayana Buddhism. In Sanskrit, they are known as the Five Conquerors, or Victor, and are a common subject in Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. As you may have noticed in many Thangkas or collections of five Buddha statues in Buddhist people’s residences, these collections of Buddha statues are quite popular for their great five different qualities. These Pancha Buddhas are Vairochana, Akshobhaya, Amitabha, Ratnasambhava, and Amoghasiddhi.
These Five Buddhas represent five paradises in five different directions i.e. Central, East, West, North, and South. In both Nepali Buddhism as well as Tibetan Buddhism, these Pancha Buddhas are represented in different Buddha statues, Buddha images, paintings as well as Thangkas, etc. The collection of Nepali Buddha statues must consist of a set of five Pancha Buddhas or it is considered incomplete. This state how much important the Pancha Buddhas are especially in Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism.
THREE GODDESS OF DIVINE GRACE:
The Set of Green Tara, Sitatapatra, and Saraswati in a single place represents the convergence of compassionate protection, spiritual purification, and intellectual wisdom. Together, these goddesses offer blessings and support to practitioners in various aspects of their lives, including spiritual practice, protection from obstacles, and the cultivation of knowledge and creativity. The presence of these three goddesses in a unified composition signifies their collective influence and the harmonious synergy of their individual qualities.
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