Peaceful Offering Food Wooden Torma spanish-and-portuguese the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye

the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye carried the lineage of Chöd to Tibet and Buddha's words to China

May this work bring happiness and comfort to the living

Above these are two young nagarajas or serpent-kings

Comprised of his “Heart of Wisdom” talks

the color of the iron will open into a white-gray color

Peaceful Offering Food Wooden Torma spanish-and-portuguese the Indian mahasiddha Padampa SangyePeaceful offerings are pleasing to the senses and thus enhance positive qualities. They create positive feelings by antidoting miserliness, thereby accumulating merit. This hand painted torma, called Zhiway Zhals, represents the offering of food from the outer peaceful offerings of drinking water, washing water, flowers, incense, light, perfumed water, food, and music (offered by playing musical instruments rather than as a substance on the shrine