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The Buddhist Goddess Tara
(Southeast Asia )
Adopting a sophisticated form of Mahayana ("great vehicle") Buddhism from monastic centers in northern and northeastern India, Javanese Buddhists created images of the Buddha as well as of members of the Buddhist pantheon. Tara helps extend the powers of the Buddha-to-be Avalokiteshvara, but she is frequently worshiped as an independent deity-a savior who helps convey the rays of Avalokiteshvara's compassion to the suffering beings of this world.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Cylia and William G. Siedenburg, New York, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
Geographies
Indonesia, Central Java (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 11/16 × W: 2 1/2 × D: 2 in. (9.3 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Cylia and William G. Siedenburg Foundation, 2001
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.2282