Brass Mandala Offering Set

The Mandala (Sanskrit: मण्डल, “sacred circle”) is a core tool in Tibetan Buddhism for offering, meditation, and accumulating merit and wisdom. Practicing and offering Mandalas helps practitioners attain enlightenment, liberate from samsara, and cultivate the ability to benefit all beings.

The Mandala is exquisitely crafted in four parts: tray, base, three rings representing the Iron Mountain, and spiral stupa top. The 37-stack Mandala presents all 37 traditional offerings in lifelike detail for proper visualization and ritual offering.

Features:

• Spiral stupa top engraved with the Eight Auspicious Symbols.

• Three concentric rings depicting treasures, celestial maidens, sun, moon, umbrellas, and victory banners.

• Base plate engraved with the four major continents and eight sub-continents of Buddhist cosmology.

• Brass tray with turquoise inlay, engraved with all 37 offerings for easy visualization.

Why Use a Mandala:
In Vajrayana practice, the Mandala symbolizes the entire universe condensed into a sacred offering. By visualizing and offering jewels, grains, and other symbolic items, practitioners can swiftly accumulate spiritual merit and wisdom, enhancing their meditation and devotional practice.

• Mandala base diameter: 13 cm
  
• Base plate diameter: 18.5 cm
• Overall height (overlapped): 26.5 cm
• Net weight: 0.8 kg
• A set of Mandala does not contain semi-precious stones