This 9.25″ Green Tara statue is fully fire gilded in 24K gold, seated on a double lotus throne — a presentation that gives this compact figure a formal, elevated presence beyond what its size alone would suggest. The Bodhisattva crown and jewels are hand-carved with fine precision. 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. The statue was handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master Newar artisans using the traditional lost wax sculpting method. The face is hand-painted.
The lotus flowers that rise over Green Tara’s shoulders are not the standard pink or white lotus of broader Buddhist iconography but the utpala — the blue water lily — specifically associated with Tara as her defining emblem across all iconographic traditions. The utpala’s deep blue-purple color carries its own significance: blue in Buddhist iconography represents the purity and clarity of enlightened mind, and the blue lotus has been a symbol of wisdom and spiritual attainment in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions since antiquity. On this statue both flowers are depicted in bud — unopened, their petals gathered inward — representing the state of pure potential that precedes emergence: the enlightenment already present within all beings, gathering its conditions, not yet revealed.
Green Tara Statue Features
Green Tara is depicted in lalitasana — royal ease posture — with her left leg folded in meditative contemplation and her right leg extended, poised for immediate action. Her right hand displays the Varada mudra — the boon-granting or gift-giving gesture, palm open toward devotees — and both hands hold the stems of the blue utpala lotus flowers gently between index finger and thumb, the buds rising over each shoulder in a state of gathered readiness that mirrors Tara’s own posture: present, absorbed, and always on the threshold of response.
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.
