This 12.5″ Green Tara statue is partly fire gilded in 24K gold — the crown, jewels, throne detailing, and ornamental highlights bonded in gold against an oxidized copper body — handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master Newar artisans using the traditional lost wax sculpting method, with fine hand-carved detail throughout the robe and pedestal. At the buyer’s request, the crown and jewels can be embellished with turquoise and red coral stones at no extra charge before shipping. The face is hand-painted with characteristic precision including the third eye of wisdom between the brows.
In the Tara tradition, Green Tara is specifically invoked as a protector against the Eight Fears — eight forms of danger and their corresponding inner poisons that obstruct the spiritual path. In the outer sense she protects from lions (pride), elephants (delusion), fire (hatred), snakes (jealousy), thieves and robbers (wrong views), imprisonment and bondage (miserliness), floods (desire), and harmful spirits (doubt). In the inner sense, the Eight Fears are the eight mental afflictions themselves — the same poisons that the Buddha’s path addresses systematically — and Tara’s protection is understood to operate at both levels simultaneously. This dual function — removing external obstacles and transforming internal afflictions — is the reason Green Tara is the most widely invoked protective deity in the Himalayan Buddhist tradition.
Tibetan Green Tara Statue Features
Green Tara is depicted in lalitasana — the royal ease posture — with her left leg folded and her right leg extended and poised, seated on a lotus pedestal. Her right hand displays the Varada mudra — the supreme gift-giving gesture, palm open toward devotees — offering protection and the fulfillment of sincere aspirations. Her left hand holds the stem of the utpala lotus, the blue water lily that is Tara’s defining emblem, symbolizing purity and her emergence from the compassion of Avalokiteshvara. The turquoise stones of the optional embellishment echo her iconographic color pairing: blue for the purity of the Buddhas, green for Tara’s active, ready-to-respond compassion — the two qualities that her presence embodies in every statue.
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.
