Buddhist·Tara·Sanskrit / Tibetan
White Tara Mantra
The mantra of long life, healing, and serene compassion.
Quick answer
The White Tara Mantra is a Vajrayana Buddhist mantra chanted for healing, long life, and increase of merit and wisdom.
- Tradition
- Buddhist
- Language
- Sanskrit / Tibetan
- Deity
- Tara
- Best time
- Morning.
- Best for
- Healing, Long life, For the benefit of one's teacher
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Transliteration
Oṃ tāre tuttāre ture mama āyuḥ puṇya jñāna puṣtiṃ kuru svāhā
Translation
O Tara, please increase my life, merit, and wisdom — so it is.
Meaning
Literal
A request to White Tara for the increase of life, merit, and wisdom.
Spiritual interpretation
White Tara is the serene, luminous aspect of Tara — invoked for long life, healing, and the deepening of practice.
What this mantra is used for
HealingLong lifeFor the benefit of one's teacher
How to chant
108 times, often as part of a formal practice.
When to chant
Morning.
Origin & context
Vajrayana Buddhism.