Large Size Green Tara - Tibetan Buddhist Saviouress

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Green Tara is considered by the Tibetans to be the original Tara. Her green complexion signifies her association with the Buddha clan of Amoghasiddhi, the Cosmic Buddha of the north. She is considered as most dynamic manifestation of Tara. Moreover she is honored as the "Mother of the Buddhas of all three times". It is believed that she incarnated in the Nepalese queen of the great Tibetan king sRong-tsan-sgam-po.

The goddess Green Tara is shown in the present painting seated in lalitasana on a beautiful lotus, emerged from a lake. Her right leg is pendant on a tiny lotus and the leg is folded into her lap. Her right hand is in the varada-mudra of presenting a boon, while her left hand is in the attitude of protection and holding a lotus by its long stem. The goddess has a young and beautiful face; her body is slim and slender. Her facial expression conveys love and compassion. Her hair is partly upswept in knots with decoration on it and partly falls on her shoulders. Her serene eyes are half-opened, and there is a small circle between the eyebrows. Her lips are painted red. There are three lines (trivali) on her neck. She is dressed like a Bodhisattva and wears the thirteen ornaments and five-leaved crown with gemstones. She wears a beautiful red dhoti with blue outer garment, decorated with beautiful designs in gold. There is a mandorla and halo behind her body and head, respectively.

The upper corners of the painting are filled with green and pink clouds; sun and moon with stars. The middle and foreground are filled with green mountainous landscape, high peak covered with snow, yellowish clouds, lakes, trees, flowers, stylized rocks, pink clouds and auspicious offerings. The figure is brilliantly drawn and painted. The present thangka is very much suitable for sadhana of the great goddess Green Tara

This description by Dr. Shailendra Kumar Verma, Ph.D. His doctorate thesis being on the "Emergence and Evolution of the Buddha Image (From its inception to 8th century A.D)."

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Unveiling the Divine Art: Journey into the Making of Thangkas

A Thangka is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting that usually depicts a Buddhist Deity (Buddha or Bodhisattva), a scene, or a mandala. These paintings are considered important paraphernalia in Buddhist rituals. They are used to teach the life of the Buddha, various lamas, and Bodhisattvas to the monastic students, and are also useful in visualizing the deity while meditating. One of the most important subjects of thangkas is the Bhavacakra (the wheel of life) which depicts the Art of Enlightenment. It is believed that Thangka paintings were developed over the centuries from the murals, of which only a few can be seen in the Ajanta caves in India and the Mogao caves in Gansu Province, Tibet. Thangkas are painted on cotton or silk applique and are usually small in size. The artist of these paintings is highly trained and has a proper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, knowledge, and background to create a realistic and bona fide painting.

The process of making a thangka begins with stitching a loosely woven cotton fabric onto a wooden frame. Traditionally, the canvas was prepared by coating it with gesso, chalk, and base pigment.

After this, the outline of the form of the deity is sketched with a pencil or charcoal onto the canvas using iconographic grids. The drawing process is followed in accordance with strict guidelines laid out in Buddhist scriptures. The systematic grid helps the artist to make a geometrical and professional painting. When the drawing of the figures is finalized and adjusted, it is then outlined with black ink.

Earlier, a special paint of different colors was made by mixing powdered forms of organic (vegetable) and mineral pigments in a water-soluble adhesive. Nowadays, artists use acrylic paints instead. The colors are now applied to the sketch using the wet and dry brush techniques. One of the characteristic features of a thangka is the use of vibrant colors such as red, blue, black, green, yellow, etc.

In the final step, pure gold is coated over some parts of the thangka to increase its beauty. Due to this beautification, thangkas are much more expensive and also stand out from other ordinary paintings.

Thangka paintings are generally kept unrolled when not on display on the wall. They also come with a frame, a silken cover in front, and a textile backing to protect the painting from getting damaged. Because Thangkas are delicate in nature, they are recommended to be kept in places with no excess moisture and where there is not much exposure to sunlight. This makes them last a long time without their colors fading away. Painting a thangka is an elaborate and complex process and requires excellent skills. A skilled artist can take up to 6 months to complete a detailed thangka painting. In earlier times, thangka painters were lamas that spent many years on Buddhist studies before they painted.