Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch
Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch

Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch

SKU: 81006021

Herbal Peaceful Food Torma, 4.3 inch

SKU: 81006021
  • Handmade by monks
  • Traditional Buddhist iconography
  • Ideal for prayer and ritual
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A permanent representation of the traditional Gelugpa food torma (ritual cake) which is part of the peaceful sensory offerings. Known as zhelzey in Tibetan, the body of each torma is handmade by monks from a blend of medicinal herbs. The removable torma ornaments (kargyen) are made from silver-plated copper and accented with faux turquoise and coral.

  • Handmade by monks from a blend of medicinal herbs.
  • Decorated with silver-plated ornaments accented with faux turquoise and coral.
  • Represents the “food” part of the eight peaceful sensory offerings. It does not replace other types of tormas.
  • Made in accordance with correct Gelugpa tradition.
  • A miniature version of the permanent tormas offered to the world’s largest Dorje Shugden statue in Kechara Forest Retreat.
  • Recommended for serious practitioners who want to make correct sensory offerings on their home altar.
* Available for in-store pickup only.
* As each item is handcrafted, variations in shape, colour and finishing may occur from piece to piece. These do not impact its spiritual function and benefits.

About Sensory Offerings

Sensory offerings can be found on almost every Tibetan Buddhist altar. Required in most rituals, pujas and prayers, they represent offering all the things that we are attached to, to the Buddhas in order to reduce and dispel our attachments.

There are two types of sensory offerings — peaceful sensory offerings which comprise of eight substances, and wrathful sensory offerings which comprise of seven substances.

In general, peaceful sensory offerings can be offered to all Buddha-deities and include:

  1. Water for drinking
  2. Water to wash the feet
  3. Flowers
  4. Incense
  5. Lights
  6. Perfume
  7. Peaceful food torma (or other edibles)
  8. Music

Wrathful sensory offerings are generally offered to Dharma Protectors during the kawang confessional prayers and include:

  1. Tea (representing blood)
  2. Wrathful flower (representing the five senses)
  3. Crossed incense sticks (representing bone)
  4. Candle (representing human fat)
  5. Alcohol (representing bile and other bodily fluids)
  6. Wrathful food torma (representing flesh)
  7. Spiked conch shell (representing a thigh bone trumpet)

Further Reading

  • Material: Herbs, copper, silver
  • Height: 110 mm (4.3-in)
  • Diameter: 45 mm (1.8-in)
  • Weight: 0.13 kg (0.3 lb)

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