Silver Plated Butter Lamp Set for Altar
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Size: 9.5 cm(Height) x 6.5 cm (Diameter)
Base: 4.5 cm
Inner Depth: 3 cm
Single Weight: 0.116kg
Total Weight: 0.242kg
Materials: Copper Body, Silver Plated
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About Butter Lamp
This copper butter lamp set for the altar is plated in silver. Each lamp measures 9.5 cm in height and 6.5 cm in diameter and features intricate floral carvings that add decorative and spiritual value. The 3 cm inner depth allows for a small amount of oil or ghee, traditionally clarified yak butter or ghee, to be placed inside.
Known as the "Banisher of Darkness," this butter lamp holds deep meaning in spiritual traditions. It is widely used in Buddhist and Hindu rituals, symbolizing wisdom, enlightenment, and purity. The delicate floral carvings enhance its ritual significance, making it both a sacred object and a beautiful work of art. Weighing 0.242 kg, it is stable and well-balanced, while its elegant design creates a peaceful and solemn atmosphere on any altar.
Introduction to 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 that engages a person physically and mentally if they know 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
