Bodhisattvas, Resin

A popular Zen figure. More later.

In the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon, Tara is the most important of the female bodhisattvas. She is sometimes referred to as a female Buddha. Anyone can pray to her for help and guidance.

There are twenty-one forms of Tara. This sculpture is of Red Tara. Her appearance and pose is similar to that of Green Tara. Over her left shoulder she carries a bow, her 'weapon', which shoots arrows of flowers.

Large: 4"(10cm) / 8 oz

Manjushri (Manjusri) is the Tibetan bodhisattva of Divine Wisdom. This resin sculpture shows Manjusri in his two-armed form, carrying a sword to cut through ignorance and delusion in his right hand, and the Prajnaparmita manuscript, the "divine book of wisdom" over his left shoulder. His left hand is in the teaching gesture.

A finely-detailed art piece sculpture of the Buddhist bodhisattva White Tara. White Tara is a female deity of the Buddhist pantheon. She was born from a tear of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokitesvara. She is regarded as his consort.

There are twenty-one forms of the Buddhist bodhisattva Tara. The Tara depicted in this statue is Green Tara. Green Tara is usually pictured seated on a lotus throne, right leg pendant with foot supported by a small lotus. Her right hand is in 'charity' mudra and her left in 'argument' mudra.

Tara is the central female deity of Tibet. As a bodhisattva, she blesses and saves those who pray to her. The faithful may appeal to her directly without the intermediary of a lama. Tara is considered the mother of all buddhas and bodhisattvas. She is incarnate in all good women.

This statue, small enough to carry in one's purse or pocket, and beautiful enough for an altar, is of the four-armed Chenrezig (Chenrezi). This is the main form of the Buddhist bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the compassionate one who extends help and benefit to all sentient beings. Chenrezig's two primary hands hold the wish-fulfilling jewel which fulfills all wishes. His other hands hold the crystal rosary, signifying the tirelessness of compassion, and a lotus which signifies the purity of compassion.

Large: 4"(10cm) / 7 oz

Avalokiteshvara (Avalokitesvara) has 108 forms, and the statue offered here is the '1000-armed' Avalokiteshvarah. He has eleven heads to look in all directions, and a thousand arms with an eye on each palm to see everywhere.