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Blessings / Consecrations
Blessings & Statue Consecration PDF Print E-mail

Buddha1In the Tibetan tradition, holy statues enshrined in monasteries are filled with precious items and blessed in a special consecration ceremony during which the ultimate awareness is invited to enter in and merge with the statues. In this way, the statue becomes a living entity capable of bestowing blessings.

Once a year, the Gyuto monks consecrate new Buddha statues and fill them with hundreds of holy mantras. If anyone wishes to have their statues consecrated and filled with mantras, please bring them to the Center one week before the consecration day. Be sure to write your name and contact information on the back of your statues (or write your information on a small piece of paper and tape it to the back of the statue) and we will contact you when they are ready to be picked up. 

There is no fee for the consecration, but a small donation to cover the cost of printing the mantras and other related expenses is greatly appreciated. Any amount is welcome and very helpful.

If the statue has no hole inside and has never been consecrated before, it can still be consecrated. Simply bring it in with your information taped to the back and we will consecrate it.

Please call us for more information about the statue consecration. 408-9269430

 

 

 
Treasure Vase PDF Print E-mail

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Two thousand and five hundred years ago, Buddha prophesied the coming of a time of great degeneration. Through his compassion, Buddha gave specific instructions for healing the environment in such degenerate times and restoring the energy of the different realms of existence and the beings living therein. The production of Treasure Vases was among these instructions and through this ancient remedy the five essential elements (earth, water, fire, air and space) can be brought back into balance and their vitality replenished.

The Treasure Vases were very well known in Tibet for centuries, and many families had them. The Treasure Vase (Norbum) brings blessings to its possessor. Traditionally, the Vase was considered to protect from the negative influences of both human and non-human beings. It protected the holder from fears of life and death. It strengthened karmic connections so that the obstacles to material gain and prosperity were eliminated. It also improved the spiritual environment so worldly and transcendental accomplishments were more easily obtained.

 
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