Standing Bronze Devi Tara sculpture

TARA BRONZE SCULPTURE

Size Descriptions:

Height : 12.5” Inches

Width : 5.5” Inches

standing bronze Devi Tara sculpture

In Buddhism, Tara is a Bodhisattva. She is the Goddess of Compassion. Her she is stood on round double lotus petal pedestal which is itself stood on a square pedestal. Tara holds in her left hand the stem of a lotus flower which extends above her shoulder.

She wear a richly bejewelled dhotis and upavitas. Her face has a serene downcast gaze. Tara wears a decorative Javanese style tiara, on her head, in front of her Kirita-Makuta or tall conical crown. This symbolises her control over Positive and Negative attitudes. Her Crown incorporates a seated Buddha in meditation pose, typical of the Bodhisattvas

She has an aquiline nose and elongated earlobes with large earrings. A aureole decorated with elephants and a flame rim stands behind representing her divinity.