Very nicely made green glass necklace with a pendant depicting the image of Green Tara.
Green Tara is one of the most important, dynamic and highly-revered manifestations of the buddhist deity Tara, the female counterpart of the boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara. One of the stories about her origin tells how she was born from his stream of tears when he looked down from heaven and saw the increasing sufferings of humanity. One of Green Tara’s main goals is thus to relieve sufferings and aid human beings to achieve enlightenment.
Green Tara is often depicted sitting in half-lotus position, with her right leg lowered forward to the ground, ready to immediately jump up and go to the aid of someone calling her. She is a symbol of instant help, and can be called upon in critical situations where urgent assistance is needed. The only thing required to do, is to ask her assistance from an open and honest heart.
The nicely detailed depiction of Green Tara is made on a pendant of semi-transparent green glass. It hangs on a necklace made with green glass beads, strung alternately with tiny black beads on green macrame cord.
Sizes; total length of the necklace is approximately 84 centimeters (measured without the pendant), total weight is 41 grams. The pendant is approximately 48 millimeters in diameter and the green glass beads have a diameter of 5 millimeters.
