MeditationandYoga

Traditionally, Dharma items are used in Tibetan
Buddhist rituals and for decorating and blessing
temples, monasteries, and homes. The singing
bowls, tingsha and bells and dorjes have been
adopted in the West for use in ritual, meditation and
healing. The banners make auspicious and beautiful
wall hangings, while prayer flags, blockprinted with
Tibetan prayers of compassion, are hung outside to
benefit all sentient beings.

Most of our metal items come from the City of
Patten in the Kathmandu Valley where most bell
work is traditionally done. We ensure the highest
quality and purity of tone by hand selecting each
piece.

Our embroidered banners are produced by a man
who belongs to a small sect of Muslim Tibetans.
This is a traditional activity of this sect and his work
is some of the best we have seen.

Our mani (prayer) stones are produced by recent
refugees from Tibet. To earn much needed income
to continue their journey into exile in India, they
come to the Swayambunath Temple where they
carve mani stones. A Tibetan friend and her mother
seek out these refugees and purchase the stones on
our behalf.