White Tara Mantra
The mantra of long life, healing, and serene compassion.
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.
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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
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
How to chant
108 times, often as part of a formal practice.
When to chant
Morning.
Origin & context
Vajrayana Buddhism.
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