-Green Tara is the bodhisattva of energy and activity.

 

-Tara's right leg is in the lake formed by Avalokiteshvara's tear.

 

-Tara's right hand is in the gesture of varamudra which symbolizes giving.

 

-Her left hand is in the gesture of wisdom and compassion.

 

-She is holding two blue lotuses.

 

-The figures above her from left to right are Avalokiteshvara, Amitabha, and Sitatara.

 

-At the bottom of the image are Manjushri, the bohisattva of wisdom and Vajrapani, a bodhisattva of power and protection.

 

This site was created by Sarah Rowe at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2008.