Gangchen Manjushri Tibetan Incense Sticks

Gangchen Manjushri Tibetan Incense Sticks

SKU: 81001952

Gangchen Manjushri Tibetan Incense Sticks

SKU: 81001952
  • Authentic Tibetan Buddhist formula
  • 100% natural ingredients
  • Ideal for prayer and ritual
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Gangchen Manjushri Incense Sticks is handmade from Himalayan herbs, oils, resins and spices from the Himalayan mountains, following a strict formula found in ancient scriptural texts. When burnt, it releases a mellow and herbal aroma.

It is primarily used as an offering to the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri and to invoke upon his blessings of the seven types of wisdoms, improved memory, clarity of mind, and the generation of inner wisdom is increased and one attains physical radiance and longevity. It also helps clear inner blockages and physical and mental disturbances.

Suitable for meditation sessions and other spiritual ceremonies to purify the environment of unwanted energies, to create a peaceful and calm atmosphere, and to support relaxation and stress-relief.

  • Originally prepared under the auspices of the eminent healing lama Gangchen Rinpoche
  • Carefully handmade to meet the highest standards of quality.
  • All-natural, non-toxic, and contains no narcotic or habit-forming ingredients.
  • Safe for inhalation.

About Incense and Incense Offering

Across all Buddhist traditions, incense is one of the most common and basic substances used as offerings to the Buddhas and enlightened beings. Within Tibetan Buddhism, incense is typically used as an offering to the Three Jewels — Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. It is also employed as part of Buddhist ritual to purify offering substances such as water, food and light.

In traditional Tibetan Medicine, incense is often used as a medicinal substance to treat certain ailments. Due to the healing qualities of its ingredients, Tibetan incense can soothe and calm a mind affected by depression, restlessness, anxiety and stress. Specific incense formulas can also be beneficial for common complaints such as migraines, cough, dizziness and insomnia.

On a spiritual level, the offering of incense reminds us to hold our vows purely and creates the causes for us to do so. In Buddhist thought, morality is considered to be one of the Six Perfections of a Bodhisattva practitioner. As such, it is one of the keys to reaching full enlightenment.

“Incense offerings should be done daily and consistently with great confidence in the supreme Dharma that liberates our mind from all sufferings and to the holy sage Buddha who has traversed over samsara.”
– Tsem Rinpoche

As we make incense offerings to the Buddhas, we generate the merits to become like them and hold our vows perfectly. This collection of merits is based on our Bodhisattva aspirations, and will lead us to the realisation of higher views which sees the faults of serving oneself as opposed to serving the needs of all sentient beings.

Therefore, offering incense of the best quality with the highest motivation may seem to be a simple spiritual act, but it leads to higher insight, integrity of practice, consistency of practice, generation of merits, and the ability to hold our vows which leads to the generation of higher attainments and insight within our mindstream.

Further Reading

  • Light the incense stick and place it horizontally on the bed of ash/fireproof mat of an incense burner.
  • A small quantity of powder/loose incense may be sprinkled over the lit incense stick.
  • Alternatively, place it vertically in a suitable incense holder.
  • Always burn incense in moderate quantities to prevent overheating.
  • Never leave unattended.
  • For best results, burn in a Tibetan-style incense burner.
  • Contains 32 sticks
  • Burning time: Up to 60 minutes
  • Length: 190 mm (7.5-in)
  • Weight: 70 g (0.15 lb)

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