Tara Figurine~Turquoise-CTFIGTAR

Chalk Turquoise Tara Figurine-CTFIGOM. Tibetan Buddhists use assorted figurines and images of bodhisattvas as a way to obtain enlightenment. Each of the deities represents different aspects of the Buddha and his teachings. They are used as an aid for meditation or function as a protection. Each figurine has been finely crafted from Turquoise powder and finished with black antiquing. Tara or Arya Tara, also known as Jetsun Dolma, is a female Bodhisattva typically associated with Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements. Tara is the Feminine Goddess Archetype in Hindu Mythology. Tara governs the Underworld, the Earth and the Heavens, birth, death and regeneration, love and war, the seasons, all that lives and grows, the Moon cycles - Luna - feminine - creation. She is the most popular figure in the Tibetan pantheon of deities, the beautiful goddess Tara, whose name in means 'Star' - originated in Indian Hinduism as the Mother Creator. Hindus consider Her one of the Mahavidyas, or Great Wisdom Goddesses. She is so popular, she is called “Mama Tara”—and She never takes Herself seriously. She’s a daily good friend, ready helper, saving hero, precious guide. She always has “time” for everyone. 40mm x 30mm x 15mm