White Tara and Green Tara
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In this unique arrangement of an extremely rare subject, two taras seated on lotus thrones rise from pools set within a mountainous backdrop. The White Tara, represented with the multiple eyes of omniscience, sits in meditation posture, while the Green Tara hangs one leg pendant. Both lower one hand in the boon-giving varada mudra. Above them preside five deities who cannot be readily identified, although the seated four-armed figure at center is likely the bodhisattva Shadakshari Lokesvara, a form of Avalokiteshvara. The two wives of the first king of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo, were understood to be emanations of Tara; the princess from Nepal is identified with White Tara and the Chinese princess with Green Tara. As King Songtsen Gampo is accepted as a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva and the two taras depicted here are understood to evoke the historical figures credited with establishing Buddhism in Tibet.The painting is from the important Guge school of Western Tibet, which is rarely represented outside Tibet. Stylistic influence from geographical proximity to Kashmir is observable in details such as the short, tight-fitting tunics and sculpted torsos of the central figures. Comparisons can be made with Tibetan wall paintings of the Red Temple in Tsaparang and in the Serkhang temple at Tabo, HimachalPradesh, both of which date between 1450 and 1500.Free picture White Tara and Green Tara integrated with the OffiDocs web apps
