Hand-Painted by Regong Master, Qinghai
Artist: Cairang Zhaxi
This classic Tibetan Buddhist thangka depicts Green Tara, integrating faith, art, and craftsmanship. 100% hand-painted, it serves as an elegant wall decor to enhance your space, a devotional piece for home altars (aiding prayers, spiritual practice, and compassionate protection), and a conduit for Tibetan Buddhism’s energy of compassion and wish fulfillment—seamlessly blending sacred meaning with artistic value.
Specifications & Craft Details
• Uniqueness: One-of-a-kind; no duplicates exist worldwide
• Size: 71cm × 100cm (subject to the actual product)
• Production Time: Varies based on craftsmanship complexity and size. For precise timelines, please feel free to contact us via email for detailed communication.
• Technique: Created using traditional Tibetan meticulous heavy-color technique, strictly adhering to proportion standards in the Buddhist Iconometry Sutra. The composition centers the main deity surrounded by attendants, adorned with floral and auspicious cloud patterns—intricate yet orderly, fostering a sacred aura of "compassionate protection and fulfillment of all virtuous wishes."
• Pigments: 100% natural mineral and plant-based (including turquoise, saffron, and gold powder), mixed with ox bile and animal glue. These pigments resist fading for centuries, embodying Tibetan Buddhism’s artistic philosophy of "upholding faith through materials."
• Canvas: Traditional Tibetan cotton cloth, crafted through gluing, powdering, and repeated polishing
• Mounting: Two exclusive options available:
￮ Traditional Tibetan golden brocade mounting: Highlights religious solemnity
￮ Modern solid wood frame: Offers minimalist eleganceBoth crafts are exquisitely made to protect the thangka’s longevity while enhancing its noble and sacred aura.
• Origin: Hand-painted in Regong, Qinghai
About Green Tara Thangka Art
1. Iconic Features & Deity Identities
Central Deity: Green Tara – Core Symbol of Compassion and Wish Fulfillment
As the primary embodiment of compassion and wish fulfillment in Tibetan Buddhism, her image strictly follows the Buddhist Iconometry Sutra, with every detail carrying profound compassionate meanings:
• Appearance & Posture: Turquoise body (symbolizing compassion as vibrant and enduring as grass, protecting all sentient beings); seated in a relaxed posture (lalitasana) on a lotus throne—graceful and free, representing unrestricted compassionate protection and the fulfillment of all virtuous wishes.
• Adornments & Held Object: Wears a flower garland crown (symbolizing the beauty and fragrance of compassion); holds a fresh utpala flower (representing delivering beings from suffering and fulfilling wishes through compassion); draped in a flowing celestial robe, adorned with jewels and ornaments—exuding opulence and solemnity, perfectly embodying Green Tara’s sacred role of "enlightening sentient beings with compassion and protecting devotees with wish fulfillment."
• Facial Expression: Gentle and compassionate, with eyes filled with mercy—reflecting her deep care for all beings, inspiring devotion and trust.
Attendants at the Top: Buddhas and Sacred Deities
Multiple Buddhas are positioned among auspicious clouds at the top of the thangka, their solemn forms symbolizing blessings of "compassionate protection and wish fulfillment" from above, laying the sacred foundation for the Green Tara faith system.
Attendants at the Bottom: Bodhisattvas and Wealth God Retinue
Various bodhisattvas and wealth god attendants are arranged at the bottom, featuring diverse forms and vivid colors. Some embody compassion, others symbolize wish fulfillment—echoing the main deity’s compassion to form a comprehensive protection system, supporting beings and fulfilling wishes from multiple dimensions.
Other Background Elements
• Flowers & Auspicious Clouds: Abundant vibrant flowers and dynamic cloud patterns adorn the thangka—flowers symbolize the beauty of compassionate wish fulfillment; clouds represent the widespread reach of compassion, protecting beings from suffering and granting peace. These elements also highlight the thangka’s artistic feature of "depicting a compassionate vision through vivid colors."
2. Cultural Connotation & Legends
Green Tara is the core symbol of compassionate protection and wish fulfillment in Tibetan Buddhism. Thangkas depicting her originate from devotees’ earnest wishes to "receive compassionate protection, fulfill virtuous wishes, and escape suffering."
As the sacred Tara governing "compassionate protection, wish fulfillment, and safeguarding all beings," her faith essence lies in protecting sentient beings through compassionate vows. By praying and practicing according to her teachings, devotees not only receive blessings of compassion and wish fulfillment (shielded from suffering and troubles) but also cultivate compassion and practice altruism—achieving the perfect state of "fulfilled wishes foster virtue, and virtue nurtures profound blessings."
Artistically, this thangka is a masterpiece of Regong’s compassion-themed art. Renowned for its "vibrant colors, exquisite craftsmanship, and profound meanings," it integrates faith, technique, and materials: every stroke of mineral pigment embodies wishes for compassion and wish fulfillment; every line reflects the artist’s ingenuity and reverence for faith—transforming Green Tara’s sacred vows into a tangible fusion of art and belief.
