Six of the statues appear to depict Siddhartha Gautama, while five likely portray the Hindu deity and Buddhist bodhisattva Tara. Archaeological Survey of India Researchers with the Archaeological ...
The reunion of a Champa masterpiece with its sacred relics after nearly 50 years tells a profound story of art, faith, and identity. The Tara Bodhisattva statue-a national treasure over 1,200 years ...
A compassionate goddess featuring primarily in the Buddhist pantheon, where she is also regarded as a bodhisattva, Tara has been conceptualised in various forms, both benign and fierce. Also venerated ...
This statue of the Buddhist goddess Tara combines the spiritual and the sensual. The sculpture would have been used as a focus for meditation on the qualities Tara represents ? mercy and compassion.