Potala Palace: Tara
Copper alloy
Potala Palace: Tara
CHINA, Tibet, Lhasa
This elegant Tara stands in an understated tribhanga posture. The high center of her five-leaf crown is echoed by the jeweled apex of the flame-patterned nimbus behind the head. The bare upper body has full breasts and a slim waist, below which is a long belted skirt. The gathered end of a stole hangs by the side of the left leg. The raised left hand carries a blossoming lotus and the right holds a wish-fulfilling gem between finger and thumb. Tara stands on a double lotus pedestal.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 828.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Potala Palace: Tara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 828.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Potala Palace: Tara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:828.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Potala Palace: Tara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 828).
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