White Tara Thangka
Sitatara, or the White Tara, is considered to be a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara. White is the colour of purity and therefore the symbolizes immaculacy, and, because of her association with Avalokiteshvara, compassion as well. She is popularly worshipped in Nepal and Tibet.
In some White Tara paintings we can find four-armed Avalokiteshvara, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Padmasambhava at the top. At the bottom, in the centre, there’ll be a table with offerings, and in front of it, on that represents the five sense. To the left there’ll be two cymbals, one mirror, and a silk sash; to the right, a shell out of which incense rises into the air, and fruits
To the left sits Amitayus, a crowned form of the dhyani Buddha Amitabha. To the right sits a goddess with three heads and eight arms, Ushnishavijaya, much revered in Nepal. She is seen as an incretion of Sitatara.
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