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 Jang-wa (Ritual for the Deceased)The tantric practice of Jangwa is for helping to purify negative karmic potentials for the recently deceased, helping to eliminate fears during the intermediate state on the way to the lower realms, you can still do Jangwa ritual and change the direction of the person’s rebirth. For this ceremony, please bring the name and/or a photograph of the deceased person. This will then be attached to a ritual paper, which becomes the instrument or object used for the purification. The paper carrying the name and photograph of the deceased is carefully burned with prayers. An English/Tibetan version of the |
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