Beautiful Dolkar Statue 9″ | White Tara, 24K Gold | Authentic Nepal

This 9″ Beautiful Dolkar statue represents White Tara, the compassionate Buddhist deity associated with healing, serenity, protection, and long life. Handcrafted from copper alloy by a master Newar artisan in Patan, Nepal, the sculpture was created through the traditional lost wax casting method and fire gilded in pure 24K gold. Her face is separately hand painted with 18K gold and natural pigments, giving Dolkar a peaceful expression that contrasts gracefully with her dark blue hair and the brilliant gilded surface of the body, garments, ornaments, and pedestal.

The artisan has given this Beautiful Dolkar statue the crown and elaborate jewelry of a Bodhisattva. A tall five-pointed crown frames her carefully painted face, while large circular earrings, layered necklaces, armlets, bracelets, and a long beaded ornament enrich the composition. Her blue-black hair rises into an elegant topknot crowned by a curling golden finial. Flowing celestial scarves form wide loops beside her shoulders and continue into graceful cloud-like curls around the lotus seat. At the buyer’s request, suitable settings in the crown and jewelry may be embellished with turquoise and red coral stones before delivery at no additional charge.

Seven Eyes of the Beautiful Dolkar Statue

Dolkar is immediately identified as White Tara by her seven eyes. In addition to her two ordinary eyes, a third eye of wisdom appears upright between her brows. Further eyes are depicted in the palms of both hands and on the soles of both feet. Together, the seven eyes express an enlightened awareness that observes suffering in every direction and ensures that all of her compassionate actions are guided by wisdom. The artisan has carefully painted the facial eyes and the prominent third eye, while the additional eyes are incorporated into the hands and feet as part of the sculpture’s traditional iconography.

White Tara is also known as Cintachakra, the “Wish-Fulfilling Wheel.” In Tibetan Buddhism she is approached for the restoration of life energy, relief from illness, protection from obstacles, and the cultivation of the peaceful conditions needed for spiritual practice. Her white color is traditionally associated with purity, healing, and serenity, while her seven eyes express the union of vigilant compassion and perfected insight. Learn more about her identity, mantra, and practice in our guide to the White Tara mantra.

Beautiful Dolkar Statue Mudras and Lotus Flowers

Dolkar sits in the full lotus posture upon a single lotus pedestal, expressing the stability and meditative composure of an enlightened being. Her right hand extends over the knee in the Varada mudra, the gesture of generosity, blessings, and compassionate giving. The eye in the open palm emphasizes that her generosity is never blind or impulsive, but is directed by complete awareness of the needs of every being.

Her raised left hand forms a graceful teaching and refuge gesture while holding the stem of a lotus between the fingers. A second lotus stem accompanies the lowered right hand, and the two flowers rise beside her shoulders to frame the figure. Their blossoms symbolize purity and the unfolding of enlightened qualities, recalling the lotus that rises unstained from muddy water. The flowers, curling stems, celestial scarves, and finely engraved garments give the composition a balanced sense of movement without disturbing Dolkar’s calm meditative presence.

Fine hand engraving can be seen across the fitted Bodhisattva garments, dhoti, jewelry, crown, and pedestal. The craftsmanship continues around the back of the sculpture, where engraved floral and scrolling patterns decorate the shoulder covering, lower garment, and lotus base. This attention to the reverse makes the statue suitable for an open shrine or display where it may be viewed from several directions. Browse our complete collection of White Tara statues to compare different sizes, finishes, and sculptural interpretations.

The Three Long Life Deities Statue Set

This Beautiful Dolkar statue may be displayed as the central figure of a coordinated three-piece longevity set with our Tibetan Tsepame statue and Namgyalma statue. All three sculptures share a radiant 24K fire-gilded finish, hand-painted faces, traditional Newar workmanship, and closely related altar proportions. Together they form a visually unified shrine devoted to the Three Long Life Deities of Tibetan Buddhism.

Each deity contributes a complementary dimension to longevity practice. Dolkar, or White Tara, embodies compassionate healing and the restoration of life force. Tsepame, the Tibetan name for Amitayus, represents the infinite-life aspect of Amitabha Buddha and holds the vase containing the nectar of immortality. Namgyalma is especially associated with purification, protection from untimely death, and the removal of karmic obstacles that may shorten life. Displayed together, Dolkar sustains and heals life, Amitayus extends its favorable conditions, and Namgyalma protects and purifies the path so that a long life may be used meaningfully for Dharma practice. Read more about their shared role in our guide to the Three Long Life Deities.

Filling, Blessing and Consecration

The statue includes a consecration opening so that it may be filled with sacred texts, mantras, incense, precious substances, and other traditional materials before being blessed according to the buyer’s Buddhist lineage. This process transforms the handcrafted image into a properly prepared object of practice and veneration. Our guide to Buddha statue filling, blessing, and consecration explains the customary preparation and the options available to collectors and practitioners.

Custom Made Dolkar and White Tara Statues

Collectors, practitioners, monasteries, and Dharma centers may also commission a custom made Tibetan Buddhist statue based upon this Dolkar design. A custom White Tara statue can be produced in a different size, with an oxidized, partly gilded, or 24K fire-gilded finish, and with personalized engraving, stone embellishment, facial painting, or lotus pedestal details. Matching Amitayus and Namgyalma sculptures may also be commissioned together so that all three figures share the same dimensions, finish, decorative language, and altar presence. Each custom statue is individually handcrafted in Nepal according to traditional Himalayan iconographic proportions.