White Tara 12-inch and from the cyclic existence

and from the cyclic existence

they are often painted on thangkas as well

they established who among them was the oldest

believed that the only way he could prevent his son from renouncing the world was to confine him to the palace

while the eyes on each hand represent his perfect clarity and wisdom

White Tara 12-inch and from the cyclic existenceOnce Avalokiteshvara was absorbed in a profound meditation on the welfare of all beings. Within his peaceful absorption, the painful realization dawned upon him that even if he were to save beings from suffering for an eternity, beings would never cease to be born in the cycle of existence. Tears of sadness flowed from his eyes, moistening the ground below him. From twenty one tears a lotus sprang up, at the heart of which sat a being, white and