Arya Tara Sculpture | 24.75″ Green Tara | 24K Gold Gilded

This magnificent 24.75-inch Arya Tara sculpture portrays Green Tara, also revered as Jetsun Dolma and Khadiravani Tara, on an impressive scale suitable for a substantial Buddhist shrine, Dharma center, meditation room, or collection of Himalayan sacred art. Handmade from copper alloy in Patan, Nepal using the traditional lost-wax casting method, the sculpture combines luminous 24K gold fire gilding with a warm oxidized copper finish. The contrasting surfaces distinguish Tara’s radiant body and sacred ornaments from the darker garments, lotus stems, celestial ribbons, and portions of the pedestal, creating remarkable visual depth throughout the composition.

The front view reveals an elaborate Bodhisattva crown rising above Tara’s carefully hand-painted face, accompanied by large earrings, necklaces, bracelets, arm ornaments, and gracefully modeled garments. Two tall lotus stems ascend beside her shoulders and terminate in prominent blossoms, creating a balanced frame around the figure. Flowing celestial ribbons extend outward behind her arms and body, while finely worked borders accent the garments and throne. Buyers may also request genuine turquoise and red coral inlays for the crown and jewelry before shipment, adding traditional color to the gold and oxidized copper surfaces.

Arya Tara Sculpture Iconography and Meaning

Arya Tara represents enlightened compassion expressed through immediate action. In Tibetan Buddhism, Green Tara is affectionately known as Jetsun Dolma, the Venerable Liberatrix, and is among the most widely practiced forms of Tara. Her compassionate activity is traditionally associated with overcoming fear, obstacles, and conditions that impede progress toward liberation. Discover more about Green Tara’s meaning and symbolism and her place within Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

The sculpture portrays Tara in lalitasana, the posture of royal ease. Her left leg remains folded inward while the right leg extends forward and rests upon a separate lotus support. This distinctive posture conveys an important aspect of Green Tara’s identity: she combines meditative wisdom with readiness to respond immediately to suffering. Her lowered right hand opens outward in Varada mudra, the gesture of generosity and compassionate giving. Her raised left hand forms Tara’s characteristic gesture of protection while delicately holding a lotus stem. These attributes can be explored further in our guide to Green Tara’s posture, mudras and sacred iconography.

Lotus Blossoms, Crown and Sacred Ornamentation

The large blossoms rising beside Tara are among the most commanding elements of this composition. Their tall stems, leaves, and open flowers visually reinforce the vertical scale of the sculpture while representing purity and awakened wisdom. Tara’s ornate crown and jewelry identify her richly adorned enlightened form, while the curling celestial ribbons surrounding her body introduce movement into the otherwise serene composition. Her robes provide an especially attractive contrast: broad oxidized copper surfaces are bordered with gilded ornamental details that visually connect the garments with the radiant upper body.

Below Tara is a substantial lotus throne with deeply modeled petals and contrasting gold highlights. The right foot rests upon a projecting lotus support at the front of the pedestal, reinforcing the meaning of her active posture. Despite its considerable 24.75-inch height, the sculpture retains finely articulated details throughout the crown, jewelry, garment borders, flowers, hands, ribbons, and pedestal. Practitioners interested in Tara’s protective activity can also read about Green Tara and the Eight Great Fears.

Arya Tara and Lokeshvara Shrine Pair

This Arya Tara sculpture makes an especially meaningful companion to our 24.5-inch gold gilded Lokeshvara statue. Their nearly identical height, copper-alloy construction, luminous 24K gold surfaces, elaborate Bodhisattva ornamentation, lotus imagery, and flowing celestial scarves create a naturally coordinated shrine presentation.

The pairing is equally compelling doctrinally. Avalokiteshvara, or Lokeshvara, embodies the immeasurable compassion of the Buddhas, while Tara is traditionally connected with Avalokiteshvara and expresses compassion through swift enlightened activity. Displayed together, Lokeshvara represents compassion that perceives the suffering of sentient beings, while Arya Tara emphasizes the fearless and immediate activity that responds to it. Their different mudras and attributes preserve the distinct identity of each deity while creating a unified devotional theme centered upon compassion and liberation.

Custom Made Green Tara Statues

For collectors, monasteries, and Dharma centers seeking different proportions or finishes, we also accept commissions for custom Tibetan Buddhist statues. A custom Arya Tara may be commissioned with preferred dimensions, degree of 24K gold fire gilding, oxidized copper areas, crown and jewelry treatments, gemstone embellishments, pedestal details, and other appropriate decorative elements. Coordinated Tara and Lokeshvara statues may likewise be commissioned as a deliberately matched shrine set, allowing their dimensions, finishes, lotus thrones, ornamentation, and gemstone colors to be harmonized while preserving the traditional iconographic attributes belonging to each deity.