This is my very first altar. I am still very new to Buddhism, but I wanted a spot in my house to pray. What should I be doing exactly? The first time I prayed I tried to imagine myself connected with the Buddha statue, and mirror him sitting resolute without letting outside influences come into my mind. If they do, I return back to this image I have. Is there anything I am missing?
This is my altar. I have spent the better part or the last year putting it together. It’s my favorite place to be.
Can someone identify the figure in this thangka?
I thought it was a standing form of White Tara, but the 7 eyes are absent. Mayadevi? But Shakyamuni is absent. Other candidates are Lakshmi, Saraswati, standing Avalokitshevara / Chenrezig, but nothing really fits.
Some notable details:
- She wears a deer sash
- She holds the branch of a tree, the tree seems significant?