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| Thangka - Green Tara as a Meditation Deity | |
Within Tibetan Buddhism Tārā is regarded as a bodhisattva of compassion and action. She is the female aspect of Avalokiteśvara and in some origin stories she comes from his tears. Green Tara is usually associated with protection from fear and the following eight obscurations: lions (= pride), wild elephants (= delusion/ignorance), fires (= hatred and anger), snakes (= jealousy), bandits and thieves (= wrong views, including fanatical views), bondage (= avarice and miserliness), floods (= desire and attachment), and evil spirits and demons (= deluded doubts). |
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| Issued Country | China |
| Issued Year | 2014 |
| Category | Buddhist Image Buddhist Arts Theme 3: The Buddhist Pantheon as seen through Postage Stamps |
| Type | Postage Stamps |