Dharmapala Thangka CentreTibetan Antiques


Tsa Tsa Selection

Green Taras

Tara is one of the most popular female deities in Tibetan Buddhism. There are various Taras in Buddhist iconography. The two most famous are White Tara [Tin: »sgrol dkar སྒྲོལ་དཀར«] and Green Tara [Tib.: »sgrol ljang སྒྲོལ་ལྗང«].

The main reason for this popularity is are here special protective functions. In ancient Tibet, traveling outside the cities and villages was not without danger. Therefore, protection from danger was a very important matter.

Green Tara [1]
1. Green Tara [1]
Green Tara [2]
2. Green Tara [2]
Green Tara [3]
3. Green Tara [3]