White Tara 6-inch Known generally as the eleven

Known generally as the eleven headed Avalokiteshvara

Tibetans consider dzi beads to be among the finest treasures in the world

Tears of sadness flowed from his eyes

Inspired by a traditional Tibetan door frame topped with a painted-on Shambu

and from the cyclic existence

White Tara 6-inch Known generally as the elevenOnce Avalokiteshvara was absorbed in a profound meditation on the welfare of all beings. Within his peaceful absorption, the painful realization dawned upon him that even if he were to save beings from suffering for an eternity, beings would never cease to be born in the cycle of existence. Tears of sadness flowed from his eyes, moistening the ground below him. From twenty one tears a lotus sprang up, at the heart of which sat a being, white and