21 Tara Statue Set — Complete Emanations of Tara

The 21 Taras are the complete set of emanations of Tara — the 21 distinct forms in which the enlightened compassionate activity of Tara manifests across the full spectrum of what practitioners need: swift protection, longevity, purification, the removal of obstacles, the magnetizing of prosperity, the fierce subjugation of harmful forces, and the peaceful granting of wishes and fearlessness. Each of the 21 Taras is depicted in a specific posture and attribute set that identifies her particular function and the specific benefit she confers on practitioners who invoke her. The source of the 21 Taras is the Homage to the Twenty-One Taras — one of the most widely recited prayers in the entire Tibetan Buddhist tradition, chanted daily in monasteries across Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia, and memorized by practitioners at every level from beginners to the most advanced. The Homage praises each of the 21 forms in turn, enumerating her attributes and the specific protection or benefit she provides, and its recitation is considered one of the most effective and accessible practices available — generating merit, clearing obstacles, and invoking Tara’s protection in its complete 21-fold expression. Learn more about Tara’s meaning and practice in our complete guide.

A complete set of 21 Tara statues is one of the most significant offerings a practitioner or monastery can commission — representing the full mandala of Tara’s enlightened activity rather than a single form of it, and providing a complete altar assembly for practitioners whose practice engages the full range of the 21 Taras rather than a single deity. In the Tibetan tradition, the act of commissioning or acquiring a complete sacred statue set is itself considered a meritorious act of considerable weight, generating the karmic conditions for the practitioner’s own enlightened qualities to develop in proportion to the completeness of what they have offered. The two most individually significant Taras in the collection — Green Tara as the most widely practiced form, and White Tara as her longevity and healing complement — are available separately across multiple sizes and finishes in the Golden Buddha collection. All 21 Tara statues in the set are handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master Newar artisans of the Shakya caste using the traditional lost wax sculpting method, following the precise iconometric requirements of each of the 21 forms.