Green Tara Statue | 9.5″ Fully 24K Gold Gilded | Authentic Nepal

This 9.5″ Green Tara statue is fully fire gilded in 24K gold, seated on a double lotus throne, with turquoise and coral stones embedded throughout the crown, jewels, and robe detailing as part of the finished piece. The face is hand-painted with fine precision. The statue was handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by a master Newar artisan using the traditional lost wax sculpting method. One of this statue’s most distinctive iconographic features is immediately visible on close inspection: a vajra symbol is carved into the palm of each hand — both the Varada (right) and the lotus-holding (left) — a relatively rare elaboration that gives this Tara form a specific iconographic character worth understanding. Have questions? Read our Green Tara FAQ for answers about iconography, practice, and choosing a statue.

In Buddhist iconography the vajra — indestructible as diamond, powerful as a thunderbolt — represents the indivisible quality of enlightened mind. When engraved in both palms of this statue, the symbol carries a paired meaning: the vajra in the right hand (the Varada/gift-giving hand) represents indestructible compassion — a compassionate response that cannot be worn down, deflected, or exhausted. The vajra in the left hand (the lotus-holding hand) represents indestructible wisdom — the direct perception of the nature of reality that underlies Tara’s ability to liberate rather than merely console. Together the two vajras in both palms symbolize the union of wisdom and compassion that is the defining quality of an enlightened being — and the aspiration at the heart of Mahayana Buddhist practice.

Green Tara Statue Features

Green Tara is depicted in lalitasana — the royal ease posture — on a double lotus throne, left leg folded and right leg partially extended. Her right hand displays the Varada mudra — palm open toward devotees, the vajra engraved in the open palm — and her left hand holds the stem of the utpala lotus, its flower rising over her shoulder, the vajra visible in the palm that cradles the stem. Explore Green Tara’s posture, mudra & attributes in our complete Tara statues guide.