The Green Tara of Galveston is a beautiful rendition of Tara. Tastefully covered by a necklace she is bare chested, her head is adorned with a crown of seashells and a large sand dollar is in the background. She is flanked on both sides by lotus flowers. Her left (proper) hand is raised across her body in a Surya Ravi Mudra while her right (proper) is what appears to be in a Buddhi Mundra. (I could be way off on the hand positions) (
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From YoWangdu Experience Tibet -Green Tara Mantra: Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha (
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In Tibetan Buddhism, om tare tuttare ture soha is an ancient mantra that is related to Tara, the “Mother of all Buddhas,” and especially to her manifestation as Green Tara.
Tara, who Tibetans also call Dolma, is commonly thought to be a Bodhisattva or Buddha of compassion and action, a protector who comes to our aid to relieve us of physical, emotional and spiritual suffering.
Tara has 21 major forms, each of which has a different color and spiritual attribute.
Of these 21 forms, two are especially popular among Tibetan people — White Tara, who is associated with compassion and long life, and Green Tara, who is associated with enlightened activity and abundance.
We usually think of om tare tuttare ture soha as Green Tara’s mantra, although sometimes it is used as the main mantra for all the Tara’s.
Green Tara: Compassion in Action
Green Tara is usually depicted as a compassionate being ready to step down from her lotus throne to offer comfort and protection from all of the sufferings we experience in the world.
She is shown “in a posture of ease and readiness for action. While her left leg is folded in the contemplative position, her right leg is outstretched, ready to spring into action. Green Tara’s left hand is in the refuge-granting mudra (gesture); her right hand makes the boon-granting [giving] gesture. In her hands she also holds closed blue lotuses (utpalas), which symbolize purity and power.”
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With only Facebook (
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She also is the artist on two of Galveston's "Turtles About Town".