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Buddhist Statues Nepal and Tibet - Green Tara, Fully Gold Plated
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The artisans who hand craft this sacred Goddess Statue are descendants of the legendary Newar clan of artists who created art and religious statues for the Kings of ancient Katmandu Valley, in what is now known as Nepal and Tibet. This magnificent statue depicts the Goddess Tara, one of the most popular Bodhisattvas in Buddhism. She is considered the Mother of all Buddhas and probably evolved from a very ancient Earth Mother figure symbolic of the life-giving force. Tara was miraculously born out of a lotus blossom that had been germinated by tears shed for the sorrows of human suffering, and so she is often portrayed holding a lotus flower or sitting on a lotus flower base. Born out of compassion for suffering, she offers her help in overcoming emotionally difficulties and gives protection from physical danger. Her outward facing hand offers longevity and goodness, and her characteristics include quick thinking, fearlessness and spontaneity on the road to enlightenment. Legend says that thousands of years ago, two wives from Nepal and China introduced the King of Tibet to Buddhism. Both of these women who so influenced the historic and religious development of Tibet were aligned with the Goddess Tara, the Original Mother.
The elegance of her feminine shape and the graceful S-curve of her posture are characteristic of Nepalese art, and she is further adorned with a jeweled necklace and a jewel encrusted gold crown. This statue is fully gold plated, creating the lustrous but subdued sheen over the entire surface of her figure. Her affinity to the lotus blossom is well represented with two lotus flowers at her shoulders, as well as her lotus base. Her right foot extends over the lower lotus flower, symbolizing her quick step to act as your fearless protector, ready to intervene on your behalf on your road to nirvana. Preserving Cultural Heritage Made by the third generation of a family of artists who belong to the Newar people of Katmandu Valley, each statue is individually hand crafted using the Lost Wax Method, a Central Asian metallurgy technique that has been perfected by generations of artists in Nepal. Using the same artistic techniques as their ancestors so many centuries ago, the work of this family of artists are is so revered that monasteries and temples in Tibet commission these modern day Masters to create sacred masterpieces for their temples, and individual worshippers seek out the smaller deity figures for personal use in their home altars. Shipping Time: 2-3 weeks, coming directly to you from the artists in Nepal. 
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