Traditional Prayer Butter Lamp | Ritual Light Offering

Spiritual Butter Lamp | Buddhist Shrine and Puja Decor

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Size: 11cm(Height) x 13cm(Diameter)
Base: 8cm
Inner Depth: 4.5cm
Weight: 0.5kg
Materials: Brass, Copper
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About Our Product

This Spiritual Butter Lamp measures 11cm in height and 13cm in diameter, with an 8cm base and 4.5cm inner depth. Weighing approximately 0.5kg, it is handcrafted from brass and copper using traditional Himalayan metal artistry. Designed for altar offering, meditation practice, and daily puja rituals, this Tibetan butter lamp serves as a sacred vessel for ghee or oil, bringing light to Buddhist shrine spaces.

The wide bowl features a gently flared rim highlighted with polished brass bands encircling the warm copper body. The layered stem and rounded pedestal base create a balanced, monastery-inspired profile often seen in Tibetan ritual objects. Its smooth interior basin is shaped to hold oil evenly, while the contrasting brass detailing enhances the ceremonial character of this altar lamp, making it visually striking on any meditation altar or shrine setup.

Offering light in Buddhist tradition symbolizes the removal of ignorance and the cultivation of wisdom and compassion. This brass and copper butter lamp represents clarity, devotion, and spiritual intention, making it a meaningful addition to any Buddhist altar decor. 

Introduction To The Butter Lamp :

The whole process of offering a butter lamp is also a very spiritual practice. The traditional practice of preparing a butter lamp starts by washing one’s hand, wearing a mask to protect from contaminating the butter lamp through one’s breath, making the wick out of pure cotton, and cleaning the chalices with a clean piece of cloth reserved for this or fresh mosses from the trees, which was commonly used in old times. The whole process is a meditative spiritual practice, which engages a person both physically and mentally, if the person knows and practices it according to the norms.