Footed High Relief Eight Auspicious Offering Bowl

Footed High Relief Eight Auspicious Offering BowlFooted Offering Bowl Set: High Relief Eight Auspicious Symbols, Fine Quality Pure Brass for Water Offerings This high quality pure brass footed offering bowl features an oxidized surface adorned with exquisitely carved eight auspicious symbols, making it an excellent choice for shrine or altar offerings. Ideal for presenting food, fruit, or other items individually or as a set. In Tibetan tradition, these offering bowls are typically used in sets of

Footed Offering Bowl Set: High Relief Eight Auspicious Symbols, Fine Quality Pure Brass for Water Offerings

This high-quality pure brass footed offering bowl features an oxidized surface adorned with exquisitely carved eight auspicious symbols, making it an excellent choice for shrine or altar offerings. Ideal for presenting food, fruit, or other items individually or as a set.

In Tibetan tradition, these offering bowls are typically used in sets of seven, serving two main purposes:

1. Water Offering: Seven bowls represent the seven branches of offering, a common practice in Buddhism.

2. Seven or Eight Offerings: Originating from Indian tradition, these offerings include water for drinking, water for bathing, flowers, incense, light, perfume, and food. Some traditions add music, making it eight offerings.

The eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan Buddhism include the endless knot, victory banner, wheel of dharma, parasol, golden fish, treasure vase, lotus flower, and conch shell. These symbols, originally used in Indian ceremonies, symbolize the offerings presented to Shakyamuni Buddha upon his enlightenment in Buddhist tradition.

*https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Seven_branches

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Diameter: 7.5 cm
Height: 5 cm
Foot diameter: 5 cm
Weight: 130 g

*Please note that due to variations in manufacturing processes and photography, the measurements, weight, and color of this product may slightly differ from what is displayed on our website.