Toling Monastery: Green Tara
Gilt copper alloy
Toling Monastery: Green Tara
CHINA, Tibet, Ngari
This bronze Tara was cast in Tibet during the 15th and 16th centuries. The figure is depicted with a tall topknot encircled by a coronet studded with turquoise. It is similar in style to other pieces of jewelry that adorn her. Tara holds long-stalked lotuses in both hands but her right hand is lowered in what looks like the varada (wish-granting) mudra. Seated in the relaxation posture on a lotus throne, the figure’s right foot is supported on an outgrowth.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1240.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Toling Monastery: Green Tara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Toling Monastery: Green Tara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Toling Monastery: Green Tara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1240).
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