ORIGIN: Buddhist (Mahayana and Vajrayana)
TYPE: Goddess
INFORMATION: An epithet of the mother of the Buddha, Maya. Also one of a series of female deities, the dhyanibuddhasakti considered to be aspects of the Sakti of Avalokitesvara or of Amogasiddhi. She may also be the Sakti of Adibiddha and of the various Dhyanibuddhas, in which case she is characterized by their colors. These Taras thus become "White Tara" and so on. See also Bhrkute, Ekajata, Kurukulla, Sitatara and Syamatara. In Tibetan Buddhism she is known as sGrol-ma.