Sgrol-dkar (The White Tara or White Savioress), 18th century, 64 x 38 1/2 in. ( x cm), Colors on sized cotton, Tibet, 18th century, Tara, the goddess of mercy, is one of the most popular deities of Tibetan Buddhism. She is incarnated in two principal forms, green and white, symbolizing night and day, respectively. Both are consorts of Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion and the patron deity of the largest school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Yellow Hat Sect. Here Tara holds in her left hand a lotus blossom, symbol of spiritual purity and her standard attribute.

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