1.Sand Mandala
Sand Mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. A sand mandala is ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life.
2.Bhumpa
The bhumpa is a vessel for holding and pouring water during Buddhist rituals and is usually kept on the alter during the ceremony. The bhumpa is typically decorated with precious stones and metal.
3.Dorje/Vajra
In Vajrayana, the vajra (Sanskrit) or dorje (Tibetan) caries with it many levels of meanings, depending on the context. Originally known as the weapon of the mighty Indra (“king of the gods” in Indian mythology), the vajra is said to be indestructible, like a diamond and powerful, like a thunderbolt. In Vajrayana, it can symbolize the indestructible mind and the indomitable altruistic vow (bodhicitta).
3.Kapala
Kapālas are ritual skull-cups, originally crafted from human craniums and used by Indian religious ascetics as eating utensils. These days in Tibetan Buddhism, as a common ritual item for holding offerings, kapālas are often made from metals, and lately, even from resin. A typical Tibetan Buddhist kapāla consists of three parts: a lid with a half-vajra as handle, the skull-cup itself, and the base. The base represents a tripod of skulls wherein the flames of wisdom-fire are burning.
4.Longevity Vase
The Longevity Vase or tse-bum is an important ritual-object in Tibetan Buddhism. The Longevity Vase is often used for conferring Longevity Initiations and is also placed on altars and mandalas to symbolize Amitāyus Buddha, the buddha of longevity.
5.Mandala set
Mandala literally means “circle” in Sanskrit (kyil-khor in Tibetan). Mandalas often refer to the representations of a particular buddha with his/her retinue. Such mandalas are arranged in a specific design that expresses the buddha qualities we all possess as our innate nature but that are currently obscured by adventitious defilements. In this case, however, the mandala sets are employed to represent the idealized universe filled with a multitude of precious offerings. The idealized universe has the mythic Mount Meru in the middle and is surrounded by the four great continents and attendant sub-continents.
6.Phurba
Known as kīla in Sanskrit, a phurba is a three-sided peg, stake, dagger, or nail-like ritual instrument often associated with the tantric deity Vajrakīlaya. The phurba is used as a ritual implement to signify stability and to overcome demonic obstacles.
7.Prayer Wheel
Mani prayer-wheels (mani-khorlo) are the most common type of prayer-wheel. They are filled with thousands of mani mantras (oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ), which are the universal mantra of compassion of Avalokiteśvara (Cherezik, Guanyin). Prayer-wheels can also be filled with mantras of other deities such as Tārā, Guru RInpoche, or Medicine Buddha. When turned (clockwise), the blessings of these mantras are released into the world. The blessings purify the negative-karma of all mother sentient beings, creating merit, wisdom, and well-being for all.
8.Rice Pot/Dhufur
We carry a full repertoire of ritual items used in Tibetan Buddhism. We have vajra and bell sets, Jambhala offering-sets, offering bowls, butter-lamps, bhumpas, phurbas, tormas, driguks, prayer-wheels and
much more!
9.Stupa
Stūpas represent the wisdom-mind of buddhas. They are often filled with holy relics such as bone fragments, hair, Dharma-pills, or the personal effects of important teachers (for example, bits of their robes or beads from their malas). Stūpas can also be filled with mantras and other prayers as these are considered “dharmakāya relics.”
10.Sword
Stūpas represent the wisdom-mind of buddhas. They are often filled with holy relics such as bone fragments, hair, Dharma-pills, or the personal effects of important teachers (for example, bits of their robes or beads from their malas). Stūpas can also be filled with mantras and other prayers as these are considered “dharmakāya relics.”
11.Trigug
The Trigug (Tibetan) or Kartika (Sanskrit) is a ritual weapon that symbolizes the severance of material and worldly bonds.
12.Durji/Bell
The Durji Bells are heavy and ornate.
These are genuine Tibetan artefacts – hand made and used by Tibetan monks in their temples.
Beautifully intricate, some items are created with up to 5 types of metal.
13.Damaru/Drum
Damru is a small two-headed drum, used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism.The drum is typically made of wood, with leather drum heads at both ends; the damaru might also be made entirely out of human skulls. The resonator is made of brass.The height of the damru is 6 inches and weight varies from 250-330 gm.
14.Tingsha
Tibetan tingsha (or Ting-Sha) (Tibetan: ཏིང་ཤགས་, Wylie: ting-shags) are small cymbals used in prayer and rituals by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. Two cymbals are joined together by a leather strap or chain. The cymbals are struck together producing a clear and high pitched tone. Typical sizes range from 2.5–4 inches in diameter. Tingsha are very thick and produce a unique long ringing tone. Antique tingsha were made from special bronze alloys that produce harmonic overtones.
15.Kangling
Kangling (Tibetan: རྐང་གླིང།, Wylie: rkang-gling), literally translated as “leg (kang) flute (ling), is the Tibetan name for a trumpet or horn made out of a human thighbone, used in Himalayan Buddhism for various Chöd rituals as well as funerals performed by a chöpa.
16.Mala
A mala is a counting device similar to a rosary or to other forms of prayer beads used in various world religions. Buddhist practitioners use the mala to count mantras and prayer repetitions. A full-length mala consists of 108 beads (and often plus 3 extra spacer-beads). There are also smaller versions with fewer beads for wearing around the wrist.
17.Thangka
A thangka is a silk painting with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. A thangka is not flat like a painting but rather is a multi-tiered creation, typically consisting of three layers. The underlying layer is a tapestry or fabric, which serves as the background for the thangka. Mounted on the fabric is the picture panel, which is painted or embroidered. Then a cover usually made of silk hangs over the front to protect the picture.