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Butterlamps

 “Of all the methods for accumulating merit through generosity, offering butter lamps is second only to the practice of tsok.”

“What is the meaning of butter lamp offerings? We do not offer the lamps because enlightened beings need to see them. Rather, the offering of light is a means of dispelling the darkness of our own ignorance, giving rise to clarity and wisdom. We offer them with the wish that their light will illuminate the lower realms and the bardo, assuaging the torment of beings who suffer in darkness. We also aspire that all beings will develop greater mental clarity in order to discover the causes of long-lasting happiness in virtuous actions of body, speech, and mind. Finally, we offer them so that the inner light of great knowing will arise in all beings' minds and remove the darkness of ignorance and intellectual obscurations.”


-- H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
  
Auspicious days for offering butter lamps in January 2008
 
 
 
 

Printable Butterlamp Request Form (PDF)

Your Name:

Address:    
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I wish to donate butterlamps at $0.50 each for a total of $

Dedication or Special Instructions:

I acknowlege that I will submit my butterlamp donation by phone, mail, or in person.

For more information, please call (206) 368-7974