Green Tara Statue, Miniature, 3.5 cm

This small statue depicts Green Tara, Dolma in Tibetan, on a lotus base. It is handcrafted from brass in Nepal. Her right leg is extended, ready to rise: in the Tibetan tradition she is the liberator who comes swiftly to help. To learn more about her, read our article Tara: The Compassionate Mother of Liberation.

The figure fits in the palm of your hand and finds a place even where there is no large altar: on your desk, on a narrow shelf or when travelling. It accompanies you as a quiet reminder of compassion that acts.

Tara, Dolma in Tibetan, ‘the liberator’, is especially revered in Tibet as a female buddha. According to tradition, she arose from a tear of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara as he wept over the suffering of beings. Green Tara embodies active compassion: she is regarded as the one who comes swiftly to help when called upon. Her mantra is Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha.

This small figure, too, carries the traditional posture. Her left leg is folded in meditation, her right is extended, ready to rise. Her right hand rests on her knee in the gesture of giving (varada mudra), while her left holds before her heart the stem of a blue lotus (utpala) that opens at her shoulder. Her crown and jewellery mark her as a bodhisattva figure.

Place the statue somewhere clean and raised, for example on your home altar, a shelf or your desk. Its size also makes it suitable for a small travel altar: carried in a cloth pouch, it can come with you and be set up in front of you when you arrive, for a moment of stillness or the mantra of Green Tara.

We sell our statues unconsecrated. Even a small statue can be consecrated by monks or lamas at a Buddhist centre.

Material

brass

Making

by hand in Nepal

Height

approx. 3.5 cm

Width

approx. 2 cm

Depth

approx. 1.5 cm

Weight

approx. 16 g

Figure

on a lotus base

As each piece is made by hand, slight variations are possible.

Remove dust with a soft, dry brush or cloth. Avoid water and harsh cleaning products. Brass darkens slightly over time, which is part of the material. When travelling, a small cloth pouch protects the figure. As the image of a deity, by Tibetan custom it belongs not on the floor but in a clean, raised place.