conch shell for offerings ii Size:8cm endless knot

endless knot

Rinpoche focuses on the emptiness aspect of the teaching and explains very clearly how to put this into practice through meditation

Representing ‘purity’

the kapala is mounted upon its accompanying triangular base

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conch shell for offerings ii Size:8cm endless knotImported from the Himalayas, the right turning white conch shell (Tib. dung khar) is one of the Ashtamangala or Eight Auspicious Symbols sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. It is regarded as representing purity, and symbolizes the Buddhas speech. Added to the 7 offering items on your shrine, the small conch shell represents music (Tib. shabda), the melody of Dharma, and should be kept filled with saffron scented or perfumed water. As each shell is