Green Tara (on green base) with a hand-embroidered jewel motif

with a hand-embroidered jewel motif

both unique to Norbulingka

so this depiction is merely how it would appear to human beings

Treasure vase - spiritual and material abundance

According to legend

Green Tara (on green base) with a hand-embroidered jewel motifGreen Tara is said to embody the fulfillment of all beings desires, both worldly and spiritual. As one who grants beings wishes, she personifies good fortune, although unlike the worldly wealth bestowing deities, the wishes she fulfills include liberation from ignorance. She was once a princess named Jnana Chandra in a human realm. In her youth, she took a vow to achieve complete enlightenment in a female form and entered into deep concentration,