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The Green Tara, depicted in this stone statue, is one of the two feminist ideals in Buddhist Art. The 'Tara', which literally means, 'star', is a Bodhisattva or enlightened being, taking a female avatar or form. In Tibet, this Tara is referred to as a 'Dolma', or the 'She Who Saves'. She appears as the very essence of compassion, as she steps out of her lotus throne and prepares to help the people of the world at large. The Green Tara and her counterpart, the White Tara, are hailed as avatars of several Goddesses like Shakti in the Hindu mythology. The Green Tara is depicted as a dark-skinned young girl of 16 years. She wears leggings but covers herself only on the shoulders. Additionally, she adorns herself with the sambhogakaya ornaments. She appears completely serene, her left hand holding an utpala flower (blue water lily). Her right hand, in the dhyana mudra, she is forever ready to bestow a boon on those beseeching her grace. )
The Green Tara, depicted in this stone statue, is one of the two feminist ideals in Buddhist Art. The 'Tara', which literally means, 'star', is a Bodhisattva or enlightened being, taking a female avatar or form. In Tibet, this Tara is referred to as a 'Dolma', or the 'She Who Saves'. She appears as the very essence of compassion, as she steps out of her lotus throne and prepares to help the people of the world at large.
The Green Tara and her counterpart, the White Tara, are hailed as avatars of several Goddesses like Shakti in the Hindu mythology. The Green Tara is depicted as a dark-skinned young girl of 16 years. She wears leggings but covers herself only on the shoulders. Additionally, she adorns herself with the sambhogakaya ornaments.
She appears completely serene, her left hand holding an utpala flower (blue water lily). Her right hand, in the dhyana mudra, she is forever ready to bestow a boon on those beseeching her grace.
