[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Tara # Tara The goddess Tara (literally 'saviouress') was widely worshipped in later Buddhism as an independent deity. In particular, as a divine mother. Here she is represented holding a flowering lotus stem (padma) in one hand, whilst gesturing the granting of wishes with her open hand (varada-mudra). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1100–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.05228-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.05228-is) · Pramāṇa