Kurukulle, or Red Tara, is one of the three female emanations of the Buddha Amitabha. Her red color indicates her magnetizing qualities. Her four arms represent the four immeasurable states of mind. She wears a crown of five skulls, signifying the five perfections, and she herself embodies the sixth perfection of wisdom. She vanquishes the fifty negative emotions and manifests compassionate activity in both samsara and nirvana while subjugating the demon of ego and desire. She embodies non-dual wisdom and is unconditioned by discursive thoughts.
These Statues have been gilded through a process of electric gold plating, which deposits a thin layer of gold upon the exterior with an electro-chemical process. The end result is absolutely stunning.
