White Tara is revered as a fully enlightened female Buddha and, within Vajrayana Buddhism, is associated with longevity, healing, and mental clarity. She is also known as Saptalochana Tara, the “Seven-Eyed Tara.”
The statue depicts White Tara seated in the lotus position, padma asana, on a lotus pedestal. Characteristic are her seven eyes: two on the face, one on the forehead, and one on each palm and sole of the feet. This iconographic feature represents all-encompassing awareness and compassionate attentiveness in all directions.
Her right hand is opened in the gesture of granting, varada mudra, while the left hand is raised in the gesture of encouragement and protection, abhaya mudra. From both hands rise fully blossomed lotus flowers. White Tara wears the crown and full ornaments of a Bodhisattva.
The robe and pedestal are decorated with filigree work. Fine wires are shaped into spirals, filled with small arched elements, and assembled into ornamental patterns. Colored stones set accents within the ornamentation and form floral motifs. The statue is fully worked on the reverse and intended for freestanding display.
This White Tara follows the tradition of Nepalese metal sculpture and combines iconographic clarity with a calm, focused formal language.
Body in copper, lost-wax casting cast, decorated with fine filigree , silver- and gold-plated. The figure is patinated. The face is set in gold.
NOTE
The facial painting is a cold gold application and water-soluble.
Yala Craft by Shanta is an Asian company based in Germany. I sell my traditional Buddhist sculpture art, created in my own workshop in Nepal.