In the tradition of CELESTIAL GALLERY, these striking mandala-style paintings of Buddhist goddesses are presented, together for the first time, in a distinctive format, hand-bound and two feet tall. Romio Shrestha and his team of artisan monks render postmodern interpretations of an age-old Tibetan artistic tradition. Made from malachite, lapis, and marigolds, and painted at times with three hairs of a cat’s tail, these paintings are reproduced in hauntingly powerful detail.

FOREWORD

PREFACE

GREEN TARA: GIVER OF PROSPERITY

TWENTY-ONE TARAS: THE MULTI-FACETED JEWEL

WHITE TARA: TEARS OF COMPASSION

PADIANT TARA: GODDESS OF LIGHT

GOLDEN TARA: RIVER GUIDE

BUDDHA: FOOTPRINTS OF ENLIGHTENMENT

SARASWATI: RIVER OF GRACE

KALI: SHADOW SLAYER

PANLDEN LHAMO: GLORIOUS GODDESS

THOUSAND ARMS OF COMPASSION

MANDALA: THE HARMONIOUS WORLD WITHIN

THE WHEEL OF LIFE

AFTERWORD

GLOSSARY

ENDNOTES

LIST OF PAINTINGS

BIOGRAPHIES

COLOPHON