This 8″ Jetsun Dolma sculpture is fully fire gilded in 24K gold, with a face painted by a master face painter with the characteristic quality of expression — serene, alert, present — that distinguishes the finest Newar sacred sculpture from standard production pieces. The Bodhisattva crown and jewels are hand-carved with fine precision, and two lotus flowers rise over her shoulders in intricate detail. The statue was handcrafted in Patan, Nepal using the traditional lost wax sculpting method. At the buyer’s request, the crown and jewels can be additionally embellished with turquoise and red coral stones at no extra charge before shipping.
Of all her connections in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon, Green Tara’s relationship with Avalokiteshvara — the Bodhisattva of Compassion — is the most fundamental. She arose from his tear and is understood as the active, immediate expression of his compassion in the world. Where Avalokiteshvara embodies compassion in its patient, enduring, all-encompassing aspect — witnessed in his great vow to remain in samsara until the liberation of all beings — Tara embodies compassion in its swift, responsive, present-moment aspect: she acts now, without deliberation, the moment she is called. In this sense the two figures are not two separate deities but two qualities of the same compassionate awareness — the patient and the immediate, the sustaining and the responding — each necessary, each incomplete without the other. Together they represent the full range of what compassion looks like in action.
Jetsun Dolma Statue Features
Green Tara is depicted in lalitasana — the royal ease posture — with her left leg folded and her right leg partially extended. She is the most universally beloved of the 21 Taras, her green form embodying swift action and immediate response. Her right hand displays the Varada mudra — the gift-giving gesture — and her left hand holds the stem of the utpala lotus, two blossoms rising over her shoulders. The stones embedded in the crown and jewels — turquoise (blue-green, combining purity and active compassion) and red coral — are fully integrated into the gilded surface, giving the figure a richness and depth of ornamentation that comes through most clearly in the quality of the hand-painted face.
Authentic, Handmade in Nepal
Every statue and ritual item is handcrafted in Patan, Nepal, using traditional lost wax casting and comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by Nepal's Department of Archaeology, verifying its materials, technique, and origin.
