Green Tara Tibetan Buddhist Thangka

This thangka is 34 inches long and 20 inches wide. This thangka is made from brocade material. There is a legend that Tara was created from the compassionate tears of Avalokiteshvara. The word Tara is derived from the root tri. This root means, to cross and the word Tara means, the one who enables living beings to cross the ocean of existence and suffering. In Hinduism, Tara was worshipped as the manifestation of the goddess Parvati. The Green Tara's color represents youthful vigor, she is the goddess of action. This Green Tara thangka was handmade in Nepal.