TARA 2024 GREEN hand painted wall mask, MASKTV3

Tara Green Mask 20 cm resin

This Tara Verte wall mask 2024 is hand painted. The back includes a hook to hang it from a wall.

Height 20 cm
Width 13 cm
Weight about 346 grams
Hand-painted resin



According to legend, Târa the bodhisattva was born as the princess "Moon of Wisdom", who decided to become a nun.
Monks advised him to pray for a more auspicious rebirth in a man's body.
She replied that in the ultimate reality, there is no more man or woman than "I" or "me, and vowed to continue to manifest in a woman's body to help all beings, until the ocean of samsaric existence had dried up.

It is also said that she was born from a tear shed by Chenréri (or Avalokiteshvara), the Buddha of compassion, of which she is an emanation.
The name of Târa, which means star, is interpreted as "the one who helps to cross" (the ocean of samsara), the savior, the liberator.
Tara flies to the aid of all those who invoke her in adversity, or, as the Indian sage Chandragomi said in the 7th century,
"Aya Tara instantly answers all selfless prayers. Selfish wishes may take a little longer... »

The two most well-known forms of Tara are green and white, as well as 21 manifestations that are the subject of a very beautiful prayer.
The Green Tara protects from fears, dangers and enemies, which it tames peacefully.
White Tara is often invoked to achieve healing and longevity.

Archetype of femininity, Tara was able to be accepted as a female Buddha thanks to the appearance of Tantrism.
His cult developed in Tibet in the 11th century, under the influence of Atisha, founder of the Kadam order, precursor of the Gelugpas.
But already in the 8th century, Guru Padmasambhava, father of Tibetan Buddhism would have said
"that it takes a human body to attain enlightenment. Male or female, there is hardly any difference. But for the one who is determined to develop the spirit of awakening, a woman's body is more favorable. »