Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Tara (Buddhist Deity) - Green

སྒྲོལ་མ། སྣང་བརྙན་ཡོངས། 度母(本尊)(全像)
(item no. 13104)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Greed Tara belonging to a three or five painting set depicting the eight forms of Tara that protect from the eight fears. At the top center is Amitayus Buddha. At the left side is Ushnishavijaya. At the right side is White Tara.

Jeff Watt 2-2016

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