It was kismet to find this exquisite White Tara, a gift for my good friend on her 30th birthday, on Ritual Thanka's Etsy. They have so many practice-quality paintings created by true craftsmen, and the purchasing process is easy.
When I called Ritual's contact number to ask a question, their sales manager answered and took action to help even though it wasn't his normal job. (Thanks, Rajendra!)
They also sent me a brief personal video showing the packed thangka ready for shipping, and got it out the door quickly -- in the face of the covid pandemic, no less.
You can feel safe supporting Nepalese artists by purchasing from Ritual Thanka.
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Tara is the flawless expression of the inseparability of emptiness, awareness and compassion. Tara meditation is a means of seeing a true face of your mind, devoid of any trace of delusion.
Green Tara representation in images is with one leg on the ground and her left hand in the gesture of granting refuge holds the stem of a blur lotus that floats over her left shoulder as a symbol of purity and power.
Tara has 21 forms & green Tara is one of the two main forms (alongside with white Tara). Green Tara in Tibetan Buddhism is always ready to come to our rescue. Each form of the mother of all Buddha’s has a specific color and serves to a specific function. However there are different styles and designs to represent these 21 manifestations of Tara based on distinct lineages and practices, in which forms, colors and even names of functions can vary.
By singing the praise of the 21 Taras and meditating to her different emanations the practitioner distance him from fear, fight all the negative feelings that burdens his heart and ultimately reach enlightenment .