Item: Tara (Buddhist Deity) - Green

Tibetan: སྒྲོལ་མ། སྣང་བརྙན་ཡོངས། Chinese: 度母（本尊）（全像）

(item no. 15132)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Uncertain
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Shechen Archives - photographs

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Tara, Green (Tibetan: drol ma, jang ku. English: the Green Saviouress): with the right hand in the mudra (gesture) of generosity and the left holding the stem of a lotus flower at the heart and blossoming over the left shoulder. The right leg is extended forward and the left drawn in. At the top center is the buddha Amitabha.

Tibetan: Drol ma jang ku

Jeff Watt 11-2000