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Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2018.
Tara in Her Pure Realm, Khadiravana
Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2018.
Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2018.

Tara in Her Pure Realm, Khadiravana

OriginTibet
Date19th century
Dimensions60 × 32 1/2 × 1/8 in.
MediumPigments on cloth
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2002.48.1
Himalayan Art Resources Number65257
DescriptionFemale deity Tara is popular in all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. This painting depicts the realm of Tara where she is seated in her palace and surrounded by her twenty one emanations arrayed around her. The famous Praises to Tara address each Tara by her name, emphasizing their individual qualities and requesting blessings. The figures on lotuses directly below the central figure are devotees who aspire to be reborn in her realm. Any practitioner would easily identify with these figures, while reciting the praises to the goddesses.
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