{"product_id":"green-tara-thangka-crimson-blue-peonies","title":"Green Tara Thangka on Crimson with Blue Peonies – Framed Wall Art","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGreen Tara\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen Tara (Tibetan: Drolma, \"she who liberates\") is the female Buddha of swift, compassionate action. Here she sits in her classic posture, left leg folded and right leg stepping down onto a small lotus, under a jewelled arch, against a ground of deep vermilion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale, young and calm, under a crown set with crystals, inside a blue halo ringed with gold studs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Blue peonies.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two heads of blue peony open at her shoulders, an unusual cool colour against all that red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. The arch.\u003c\/strong\u003e A rainbow mandorla fans out behind her, and above it a jewelled arch with a guardian face at the top, its rim set with gold and coloured crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. The throne.\u003c\/strong\u003e A carved throne below, with a golden Dharma wheel at its centre, and red clouds rolling in from both sides. The piece shown is framed in Crimson Cloud brocade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople turn to Green Tara when they are afraid and need help to come quickly; her twenty-one praises are recited every day across the Tibetan world. This version is the warmest of ours: red for the heart of a home, blue for a little stillness inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. So what you bring home is not only a thangka: you have also made an offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize \u0026amp; details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrame\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 × 71 × 12 cm (21.7 × 28 × 4.7 in), 4 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.2 × 56.2 cm (15.8 × 22.1 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy card, from our own drawing, to traditional proportions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHand work\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass crystals and gold glitter outlines, set by elderly lay Buddhists at a temple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFraming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilk brocade frame-within-a-frame, wood frame, acrylic front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrocade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrimson Cloud · Ink \u0026amp; Gold · Night Sky · Warm Sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHanging\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDispatch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished to order, ships in 3–5 business days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDelivery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–14 business days by air, tracked, free, duties paid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay warmth find you on the coldest day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple consecration (optional, +US$100):\u003c\/strong\u003e choose \"Temple consecration\" above. Your thangka is placed in the temple's main hall overnight and consecrated by the monks with chanting the next morning; we send you photos and a short video of it in the hall (the temple does not permit filming the ceremony itself). The full US$100 is offered to the temple. Consecrated thangkas ship in 5–7 business days and are final sale unless they arrive damaged. 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