Oxidized Oil Lamp | Rituals and Meditation

Tibetan Oxidized Oil Lamp | Tibetan Buddhist Butter Lamp

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Size: 15.5cm(Height) x 13.5cm(Diameter)
Base: 9.5cm
Inner Depth: 5.5cm
Weight: 0.77kg
Materials: Oxidized Copper
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About Butter Lamp

This Oxidized Copper Oil Lamp is a beautifully handcrafted ritual lamp used in Tibetan Buddhist offerings and meditation practices. Standing 15.5cm high with a 13.5cm diameter and weighing 0.77kg, it features a sturdy 9.5cm base and a 5.5cm inner depth designed to hold oil or butter. Its oxidized finish gives it a aesthetic, making it both a sacred ritual tool and a meaningful piece of Himalayan craftsmanship.

In Tibetan Buddhism, the butter lamp symbolizes the illumination of wisdom that dispels the darkness of ignorance. Placing this oxidized copper lamp on your altar or meditation space represents an offering of light to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Beyond its spiritual role, the warm glow from this lamp creates a serene and contemplative atmosphere, supporting mindfulness and inner peace. Each lamp is carefully shaped by artisans, carrying both cultural heritage and spiritual symbolism.

Introduction To The Butter Lamp :

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.

How to set up your own Buddhist Shrine?

•    Find a clean, quiet, and uncluttered spot
•    Set up an altar table, and cover it with an altar cloth that calls to you
•    Place your sacred item at the center