Female Bodhisattva born from a tear of Avalokitesvara; female manifestation of great compassion. [WOMPT, 1998]

A female bodhisattva manifesting in many forms, of which the best known are Green Tara and White Tara who, according to legend, appeared from two lakes formed by the tears of Avalokiteshvara and are thus associated with the compassion of all the Buddhas. [TLWF, 2011]

According to the level of the teaching, a female Sambhogakaya or Bodhisattva, manifestation of great compassion, displaying peaceful and wrathful forms. The most well known and practiced are green and white Tara. "Tara of the Seven Eyes," mentioned in the first chapter, is a reference to White Tara, who is always depicted with a third eye in her forehead and eyes on the palms of her hands and feet, symbolic of her all-seeing compassion. [LLB, 2002]