Peaceful Offering Food Wooden Torma chod-drums and embarks on his quest

and embarks on his quest to establish the radiant teachings

Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the teachings of the Great Perfection depends entirely on the practice of these preliminary practices

By Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

That he taught extensively concerning how we could do the same

The Life of the Tibetan Mystic Dezhung Rinpoche

Peaceful Offering Food Wooden Torma chod-drums and embarks on his questPeaceful 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