This Green Tara statue was crafted in Taiwan and filled by Khenpo Ugyen Wangchuk with traditional dhāraṇī mantras. Made of painted resin with clear, hand-finished detail.

“Tara’s tenacity is immense. … Buddha Shakyamuni himself, when teaching a sutra and a tantra on Tara, said that among all the other buddhas, Manjushri and Tara are the two who have exceedingly great resolve. Tara is like an emanation of the mother of all the buddhas of the three times. She carries out all their activities, dispelling the obstacles created through the eight or sixteen types of fear. Most significantly, she vowed to emanate in female form until all of samsara is emptied. When anyone supplicates Tara, her response is swift. The activities resulting from her aspiration are extraordinary, and there is ample evidence of this, right up to the present day.”

— Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

In practice contexts, dhāraṇīs (Skt. dhāraṇī; Tib. གཟུངས་ zung, Wyl. gzungs) are understood as mantras connected with specific deities.

“Such dhāraṇīs are divinely revealed prayer formulae that are dedicated to a particular deity and typically include homage, praise, supplication, exhortation to act, and, most importantly, the heart mantra or mantras of the deity.”

— 84000, Glossary of Terms (Translating the Words of the Buddha)

Details

• Height: 11.25 in (29 cm)
• Width: 4.5 in (11 cm)
• Length/Depth: 7.5 in (19 cm)
• Material: Painted resin
• Origin: Taiwan
• Filled by Khenpo Ugyen Wangchuk
• Filled with dhāraṇī mantras