Green Tara Thangka

Key Features of the Painting:

• Green Tara: Painted in a soft blue-green hue, seated in lotus position, symbolizing healing, vitality, compassion, purity, and spiritual awakening.
• Hand Gestures: Right hand holds a lotus flower representing purity and spiritual growth; left hand holds a blossoming branch symbolizing flourishing wisdom and compassion.
• Adornment: Richly adorned with a golden crown, necklaces, armlets, earrings, and an intricately patterned gown, highlighting her divine, enlightened presence and elegance.
• Seated on Lotus Throne: Multi-colored lotus seat represents balance, harmony, and transcendence.
• Top Figure & Background: Moon, clouds, distant mountains, and flowering trees symbolize her vast spiritual reach, guidance, tranquility, and connection to nature.
• Offerings: Row of jewels at the bottom signifies devotion and may represent the six perfections (paramitas): generosity, ethics, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom.
• Symbolism: Embodies swift compassion and protection from fear and obstacles, invoked for healing, guidance, and spiritual support as the Mother of All Buddhas.