Green Tara Statue with Throne, 12.5 cm

This statue depicts Green Tara, Dolma in Tibetan, seated on a lotus seat above a stepped throne. It is handcrafted from copper in Nepal and painted with gold. 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.

A finely worked aureole frames the figure, with blossoms at the shoulders and a crown completing the image. On your home altar or in a quiet corner, the statue is an everyday 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.

Her posture carries this meaning. Her left leg is folded in meditation, her right rests on a small lotus, 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. The lotus grows from muddy water yet remains pure, an image of the awakened mind.

Place the statue somewhere clean and raised, for example on your home altar or a shelf, never on the floor. Many people set a water bowl, a butter lamp or incense in front of it. Before the statue you can recite the mantra of Green Tara or simply sit in stillness for a while.

We sell our statues unconsecrated. The base is sealed and can be opened for a consecration, during which the statue is traditionally filled with mantra scrolls and blessed substances. You can ask monks or lamas at a Buddhist centre for a consecration.

Material

copper

Painting

by hand, with gold

Height

approx. 12.5 cm

Width

approx. 8.5 cm

Depth

approx. 5 cm

Weight

approx. 480 g

Figure

on a lotus seat

Throne

stepped

Aureole

at the back, removable

Base

sealed, can be opened for consecration

Making

by hand in Nepal

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

Remove dust with a soft, dry brush or cloth, especially in the fine recesses of the aureole. Avoid water, metal polish and cleaning products, as they can damage the gold painting. To lift the statue, hold it by the throne rather than the aureole, which is removable. As the image of a deity, by Tibetan custom it belongs not on the floor but in a clean, raised place.