White Tara (Sitatara), Malla Period, 1300-1400, Victoria and Albert Museum.
Tara was widely worshipped in Nepal and Tibet. She is referred to as the Wisdom Goddess, the Embodiment of Perfected Wisdom, the Goddess of Universal Compassion and the Mother of all Buddhas. The figure has the attribute of the lotus above her left shoulder. She makes the gesture of preaching with her raised hand.