Green Tara


Edition
Length

Image Sizes

Paper/Canvas Sizes
100
40"x46"
44"x50"
500
18"x20.7"24"x30"
Open
7.1"x8.2"8.5"x12"
Artist: Unknown
Release of Edition: 17 June 2006
Medium: Limited Edition Giclee Prints
Material: Matte UV-protected Canvas or 225gsm Ultrasmooth Fine Art Rag Paper, Ultrachrome Ink
Markings: Embossed with the MiMa Publishers stamp and numbered
Certificate of Authenticity: Available on request




detail of max. size at 1:1

18"x20.7" Enlargement:

(At 72dpi this enlargement is only one tenth of the resolution of the print on paper. Added to that, it's a compressed jpeg, so the resulting image on the screen only hints at the clarity and detail of the print.)

Green Tara: in the Newari Style
(Tibetan: drol ma jang ku, English: the Green Liberator or Saviouress)

Tara is a completely enlightened Buddha and having promised to appear in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings she especially protects from the eight fears. Practiced in all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is second in popularity only to Avalokiteshvara. Her practices are found in all classes of tantra - Nyingma and Sarma.

Peaceful in appearance, dark green like emerald, placidly gazing forward. The left hand held to the heart in the mudra of blessing holds the stem of a lotus, blossoming at the left ear. Adorned with a tiara of gold and jewels, long black hair piled on the top of the head, some falling loose across the shoulders, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, she wears silk garments of various colors. Atop a moon disc, multicolored lotus seat she sits in a relaxed posture with the right leg extended resting on a small lotus cushion. Accenting the head is a rainbow areola.

Notes by Bhikshu Karma Tinley, who gratefully acknowledges the Himalayan Art Library.


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