The Altar Spoon is round in shape. A spoon is used for the "Rakta" offering (Tib .: རཀ་ ཏ་; Wylie: rak ta) dedicated to peaceful activities. In addition, the spoon can serve as a measured one for Tibetan phyto-plants produced in powder form.
This set made by hand from silver, gold...
Show more...The Altar Spoon is round in shape. A spoon is used for the "Rakta" offering (Tib .: རཀ་ ཏ་; Wylie: rak ta) dedicated to peaceful activities. In addition, the spoon can serve as a measured one for Tibetan phyto-plants produced in powder form.
This set made by hand from silver, gold plated with turquoise and coral beads (not natural stone).
You may already be entangled in the variety of shapes and colors of the so-called “menrak” of altar lodges. Let's deal with this topic:
Expanded practice performed during the Drubchen or Retreat contains four parts related to four activities:1) pacifying; 2) multiplying; 3) subordinate; 4) angry.
And further, each part contains both offerings: amrita and rakta. Each offering requires its own unique spoon. The system is not complicated: activity is associated with the shape of the spoon, and the offering is related to the color of the stone.
In total, there are eight types of spoons:
1. The pacifying activity, the offering of amrita - differs in a round shape, the color of the pebble is blue.2. The pacifying activity, the offering of the rakta - differs in a round shape, the color of the pebble is red.3. Angry activity, the offering of amrita - differs in a triangular shape, the color of the pebble is blue.4. Angry activity, offering the rakta - it is triangular in shape, the color of the pebble is red.5. Increasing activity, the offering of amrita - differs in the shape of a crescent, the color of the pebble is blue.6. The multiplying activity, the offering of the rakta - differs in the shape of a crescent, the color of the pebble is red.7. Subjugating activity, offering of amrita - differs in a square shape, the color of the pebble is blue.8. The subjugating activity, the offering of the rakta - differs in a square shape, the color of the pebble is red.
This set made by hand from silver, gold...
Show more...The Altar Spoon is round in shape. A spoon is used for the "Rakta" offering (Tib .: རཀ་ ཏ་; Wylie: rak ta) dedicated to peaceful activities. In addition, the spoon can serve as a measured one for Tibetan phyto-plants produced in powder form.
This set made by hand from silver, gold plated with turquoise and coral beads (not natural stone).
You may already be entangled in the variety of shapes and colors of the so-called “menrak” of altar lodges. Let's deal with this topic:
Expanded practice performed during the Drubchen or Retreat contains four parts related to four activities:1) pacifying; 2) multiplying; 3) subordinate; 4) angry.
And further, each part contains both offerings: amrita and rakta. Each offering requires its own unique spoon. The system is not complicated: activity is associated with the shape of the spoon, and the offering is related to the color of the stone.
In total, there are eight types of spoons:
1. The pacifying activity, the offering of amrita - differs in a round shape, the color of the pebble is blue.2. The pacifying activity, the offering of the rakta - differs in a round shape, the color of the pebble is red.3. Angry activity, the offering of amrita - differs in a triangular shape, the color of the pebble is blue.4. Angry activity, offering the rakta - it is triangular in shape, the color of the pebble is red.5. Increasing activity, the offering of amrita - differs in the shape of a crescent, the color of the pebble is blue.6. The multiplying activity, the offering of the rakta - differs in the shape of a crescent, the color of the pebble is red.7. Subjugating activity, offering of amrita - differs in a square shape, the color of the pebble is blue.8. The subjugating activity, the offering of the rakta - differs in a square shape, the color of the pebble is red.
