The Incense Offering is intended to please the deities, who rejoice at the merit of those making the offering.
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Buddhism, Incense, Rituals | Leo Golan | 
July 17, 2010 2:02 pm | 
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Prayer wheels have been used by Buddhists for praying, meditation, healing, purifying karma and protection from negativities.
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Buddhism, Rituals, Shop News | Leo Golan | May 9, 2010 5:09 pm | Comments (1)
New arrival in the Tibetan Incense Shop - Chenrezig Mandala Thangka.
Buddha Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in sanskrit), the Compassion Buddha, is the embodiment of the universal compassion of all enlightened beings. By relying upon him, we naturally increase our own compassion. His first two hands hold a jewel, symbolizing his own enlightenment; his second [...]
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Pictures, Shop News | Leo Golan | February 13, 2010 2:08 pm | Comments (0)
Kuenselonline, 28 September, 2009 - A 241-year old Gyalwa Jampa thongdroel (giant thangka) of the Buddha Maitreya, or the future Buddha, was unfurled at the Phajoding monastery in Thimphu yesterday, after 47 years.
The 37 by 31 feet thongdroel, the first of its kind in the country, was constructed by the 14th Je Khenpo, Tenzin Namgyel, [...]
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Bhutan, Buddhism, Himalaya, News | Leo Golan | October 18, 2009 2:54 pm | Comments (1)
The ‘lung ta’ translates into ‘wind stallion’. The Lung Ta’s five panels represent the elements: blue-sky, white-wind, red-fire, green-water and yellow-earth.
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Buddhism, Himalaya | Leo Golan | August 21, 2009 11:46 am | Comments (1)
