Tara, the Saviouress, is the active compassion of all the Buddha's constantly manifesting in various appearances and temperaments to specifically guide and aid individual beings according to their particular needs and capacities. She is a Wish-fulfilling Jewel, whose compassion and kindness exists only to help others in distress and fear. She is a manifestation of pure enlightened power, the awesome purity of awakened mind overpowering all negativity.