White Tara / Full Body Colored Statue

Description

Tara is the female deity of the Buddha Pantheon. White Tara was born from a tear of the Bodhhisatwa of compassion, Avalokiteswora. She holds a very prominent position in Tibet and Nepal. Tara is believed to protect the human beings while they are crossing the ocean of existence.

Among the two forms of Tara, White Tara is regarded as consort of Avalokiteswara, some times of Vairochana. She is portrayed usually seated, dressed and crowned like a Boddhisatwas. And sometime, she is regarded as Saptalochana or seven eyes Tara. Extra eyes on her forehead, palm, feet and lotus flower at one or both of her shoulder. She is seated in full Vajra posture. Her right hand will be in teaching gesture holding the stem of the lotus. She is wearing all sorts of precious ornaments and looks beautiful. The practice of White Tara is basically performed on to prolong life as well as for healing purpose.

The Statue of White Tara is made by the process of loss wax system. And the whole body of this statue has been gilded with Gold by the ancient process of gold gilding using amalgam Gold. This process of Gold gilding is known as Mercury Gold Gilding and the external parts have been painted by different colors for Finishing.