tibet4IndiaFacts StaffJanuary 2, 2017 In the middle is a deity of Tara, the goddess of compassion, who told the Bengali monk, Atisha, that if he left India for Tibet, he would shorten his life by twenty years, but he decided to do so anyway in his desire to spread the Dharma AUTHORIndiaFacts StaffIndiaFacts Staff articles, reports and guest pieces