Artwork Details

Title
Green Tara as Protectress from the Eight Fears
Dimensions
74 1/4 × 39 1/4 × 5/8 in.
Medium
Pigments on cloth
Origin
Bhutan
Classification(s)
paintings scroll painting
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2006.42.12
HAR Number
89178
Published references
* Sotheby's, The Jucker Collection of Himalayan Paintings. New York: March 28, 2006. Lot 129* Hugo E. Kreijger, Tibetan Painting, The Jucker CollectioN. Boston: Shambhala, 2001. p. 130. no. 49.* Maki, Ariana. ôIn the DragonÆs Wake: Bhutanese Art in the RMA Collection: in Arts of Asia, Vol. 40, No. 2, March-April 2010, Fig. 16, pp. 113.

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Fear

Concepts

One of the main sources of suffering in the endless cycle of death and rebirth known as samsara. Buddhists regard offering protection from fear as an act of compassion or form of giving.

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Gender

Concepts

In Buddhism gender is considered more fluid compared to some other religions. Certain traditions emphasize the importance of all genders in achieving enlightenment. The feminine is considered an embodiment of wisdom and the masculine is an embodiment of method.

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Identity

Concepts

Buddhists believe identity is not fixed but is variable and dependent on causes and conditions. It is a temporary, transitional, and ever-changing interplay of mental and physical elements.

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Female Deities

Figure Type

Female bodhisattvas and tantric deities embody specific enlightened qualities such as wisdom, power, and protection, and can be peaceful or wrathful in appearance.

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Bhutan

Region

Bhutan’s earliest Buddhist temples were built in the 7th century, around the same time Buddhism was introduced in Tibet. In the 17th century, Mongol-backed Geluk authorities drove many Kagyu teachers from Tibet to Bhutanese areas. The Drukpa Kagyu teacher Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel (1594–1651) unified these regions and established a system of government.

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