Item: Tara (Buddhist Deity) - Green
| Origin Location | Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Publication: Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhist Painted Scrolls |
| Catalogue # | 1 |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Female
Green Tara (Tibetan: drol ma jang ku. English: the Green Saviouress, or The One who Liberates), surrounded by the 21 forms of Tara according to the tradition of Suryagupta.
Tibetan: Drol ma jang ku
Tara is a completely enlightened buddha who in a previous life promised to appear, after enlightenment, in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings. Her primary activity is to protect from the 8 and 16 fears. Practiced in all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism her various forms are found in all classes of tantra - Nyingma and Sarma.
Jeff Watt 5-2004
Subject: Suryagupta (Twenty-one Taras Single Composition)
Buddhist Deity: Tara Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Tara (Suryagupta Tradition)
Buddhist Deity: Tara, Twenty-one Taras Main Page