Mālā

Green Tara

Tibet · 1250–1270

THK · 61E7E1

Origin: Tibet
Period: 1250–1270
Category: Scroll painting
Medium: Distemper on cloth
Dimensions: 52.4 × 43.2 cm
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Deities: Shyama Tara (Green Tara)

Notes

Green Tara is among the preeminent figures of Tibetan Buddhist devotion — a radiant savioress who embodies the female form of the perfect, enlightened mind. In this thangka, she specifically dispels fear and provides protection, qualities echoed in the mantra inscribed on the back of the painting. Her green color and fear-not gesture link her to the cosmic Buddha of the North, enshrined above her head. The tiny monastic figure beneath her right hand is the painting’s donor. Most scholars attribute the work to Aniko, the celebrated Nepalese artist active in Tibet in the mid- to late 1200s.

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