This elegant 12.5-inch Tibetan Green Tara Statue presents Jetsun Dolma in a distinctive combination of radiant 24K gold and warm reddish-brown copper tones. Handcrafted in Patan, Nepal from copper alloy using the traditional lost-wax casting method, the sculpture is partly fire gilded in 24K gold, emphasizing Tara’s face, upper body, hands, elaborate Bodhisattva crown, jewelry, lotus flowers and selected ornamental details. Her garments and portions of the lotus throne retain a contrasting reddish-brown finish that gives the composition depth while allowing the gilded elements to stand prominently against the darker surface. Measuring 12.5 inches high, 9 inches wide and 6 inches deep, the sculpture is well proportioned for a home shrine, meditation room or collection of Himalayan Buddhist art.
Green Tara is known in Tibet as Jetsun Dolma, a devotional name expressing her revered role as the Noble Liberator. She represents swift compassionate activity and the readiness of enlightened awareness to respond immediately to suffering. Her traditional connection with Avalokiteshvara is especially significant: Tara is said to have arisen from a tear shed by the great Bodhisattva of Compassion as he contemplated the suffering of sentient beings. Read more about Tara’s origin and relationship with Avalokiteshvara.
Tibetan Green Tara Statue Iconography
Tara sits in lalitasana, the posture of royal ease. Her left leg is drawn inward while her right leg extends forward and downward onto a smaller lotus support. This characteristic posture combines meditative composure with readiness for compassionate action: Tara remains centered in wisdom while appearing prepared to rise immediately in response to beings in need. Her lowered right hand displays Varada mudra, the gesture of generosity and compassionate giving. Her raised left hand forms Tara’s characteristic gesture while holding the stem of a lotus. The complete symbolism of these attributes is explored in our guide to Green Tara iconography.
Tall flowering stems rise beside both shoulders, framing Tara’s upper body and ornate crown. Flowing celestial ribbons curve outward behind her arms and along the sides of the sculpture, introducing graceful movement around the seated figure. Her layered necklaces, large earrings, bracelets and elaborate crown identify her richly adorned enlightened form, while the precisely painted eyes, brows, lips and urna give her face a serene yet attentive expression.
24K Gold Gilding and Traditional Newar Craftsmanship
The two-tone finish is one of this sculpture’s most distinctive artistic features. Brilliant gilding across Tara’s torso and sacred ornaments contrasts with the smooth reddish-brown treatment of her flowing garments. Carefully worked borders decorate the sleeves and clothing, while beaded edges and sculpted lotus forms enrich the throne below. The result preserves the visual warmth of copper while concentrating the brilliance of gold around Tara’s face, body and sacred attributes. Upon request, the crown and jewelry can also be embellished with traditional turquoise and red coral stones before shipment at no additional charge.
Green Tara is traditionally invoked for protection from obstacles and particularly from the Eight Great Fears, understood both as external dangers and as symbols of inner mental afflictions. Her active posture and open hand therefore communicate more than graceful aesthetics: they express the immediacy of compassionate assistance associated with Jetsun Dolma. Our detailed discussion of Green Tara and the Eight Fears explains this protective dimension of her practice.
Matching Tibetan Green Tara and Amitabha Buddha Statues
This sculpture makes an unusually harmonious companion to our 12.5-inch Amitabha Buddha sculpture. Both statues share closely matched dimensions, copper-alloy construction and a complementary combination of radiant 24K gold and deep reddish-brown surfaces. Their iconography remains clearly distinct: Green Tara extends her right hand in Varada mudra and sits ready for compassionate action, while Amitabha rests in meditative equipoise with his hands in Dhyana mudra supporting an alms bowl.
Their spiritual relationship makes the pairing particularly meaningful. Amitabha presides over the Lotus or Padma Buddha family and the Western Pure Land of Sukhavati. Avalokiteshvara is intimately associated with Amitabha and the Padma family, while Green Tara’s traditional emergence from Avalokiteshvara’s tear connects her compassionate activity to this same spiritual lineage. A shrine combining Amitabha and Tara can therefore express complementary dimensions of the path: Amitabha’s meditative wisdom, infinite light and Pure Land aspiration together with Tara’s swift protection and active compassion.
Custom Made Green Tara and Amitabha Statues
Collectors, practitioners, monasteries and Dharma centers may commission custom Tibetan Buddhist statues with coordinated dimensions, lotus thrones, gilding and artistic details. Green Tara and Amitabha can be commissioned as a complementary pair so that their proportions and finishes are visually unified while preserving the traditional iconography of each deity. Together they form a doctrinally meaningful arrangement linking Amitabha and the Padma family with the compassionate lineage of Avalokiteshvara and Tara, balancing contemplative Pure Land aspiration with Jetsun Dolma’s swift enlightened activity.
Authentic, Handmade in Nepal
Every statue 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.
