Hi Bernabe70, There's not really a special mantra for pouring the water. You can make any mantra that you like. After you make the water offering - when everything is full - often Tibetans dip a clean object that is traditionally like a dry grass (tsa kusha) in one of the bowls and sprinkle that water around the shrine with the stalk of dry grass, and say "OM AH HUNG" three times. So you might like to do that :-) Hope this helps!
Thank you, Wangdu la. I remembered hearing something about emptying the bowls before sunset, which I thought might be difficult for people who have work. But I don't recall. Plus, I remember traditions varying across Tibet. I remember being corrected on my prostrations in Minyak and then going to another area of Tibet where they re-corrected me to original form. :) Please keep making your educational videos! Some day we should have a momo competition hahaha.
You are so welcome AmaliaSings :-) In Tibet, people make the offerings first thing in the morning, and usually empty them around noon. In Dharamsala, other people empty them around 3p. There is no real rule that we know of. Hope this helps.
Hi gardensofthegods. Thanks for your email. For an explanation of the offerings, there is a video on our site (yowangdu - see the link for our site in the description under the video) in the post in the Tibetan Buddhism section called "Hand Mudras: How to Use the Vajra and Bell". There is another post called Open your Generous Heart - Create a Losar Shrine, and the first part of that explains the basics for setting up an altar. We hope this helps!
You are so welcome! We can't remember exactly, but we think we got these bowls in Dharamsala, in Northern India, where many Tibetans live. We will look and see if we can post a good place to buy them on yowangdu.com. (see the link above.) All the best to you!
Hi obaitori108, thanks for writing :-) You can learn some about the significance of offering water in our post at the url in the video description above. We aren't sure about the number 7 but will look into it. One thought is that Tibetans sometimes favor odd numbers for certain things, thinking that odd numbers are auspicious in some circumstances. Like if you give an offering or a gift of money, you might for example give $101 or $105 dollars instead of $100.
Oh, and yes, you can make a stupa out of pretty much any material, though ideally it should be blessed. Or, a photo is fine. Also, you don't really have to have this to practice well :-)
hello brother and sister we muslim meet ramadhan this month i hope god bless the world to become more peaceful place and help those who suffer, i just want to tell some information and fact about quran and bible, this is a friendly reminder the quran multiple times correcting the bible in many cases first in exodus the bible stated people in exodus could be 2 or 3 million, historian put some estimation that in ancient egypt the population could be around 5 million , so the exodus to be that many is impossible not just that based on scholars observation there would be a problem with logistic and the line of people that way too long and the collapse of egyptian economy also pharaoh chase the jew only with 600 chariots and that too many people would not perfectly fit the historical proof, all christian channel and scholars taht regard this issue seriously excuses taht its only thousand not million because the word eleph in 600 eleph doesnt mean thousand but clan so instead 600 eleph as thousand plus woman and childern they make it clan to fit the historical result and proof but the census that moses did and tax resulting in 600 thousand shekels stuff, that when you read the narrative the result of the tax only compatible wehn the israelite is above million so its true that bible said its up to million It is the silver that is directly connected with the census of Num 1:1-46. The fact that 100 talents plus 1,775 shekels exactly equals 603,550 bekas utterly refutes those who try to make "eleph" mean clans, not the number 1000. to render to the small number in bible its require scribal error in the total resulting number among many hereditary scribal error in jewish torah but the quran said its only small number and the bible said the ruler in joseph time called pharaoh but more accurately is quran because the term pharaoh only used in new kingdom not previous period of egypt the quran stated that the ruler in joseph time didnt called as pharaoh the quran simply stated it as king the quran also know the name moses means newborn and the pharaoh family member name him egyptian name not hebrew name and the quran is preserved orally by memorization also have fixed text unlike new testament that written in greek and can be pharaphrased if scholars said many of new tetsament is only in spelling differeneces , then quran is really better than the new testament the nt scribes they didnt uttilize the same scribal technic like this semitic language holy book does whiches you need to always copy it with verbatim and not adding words as interpolation like we found in new testament and old testament, also the new testament that like kjv based on byzantine is not as accurate as earliest manuscript, the nestle aland also have differences with majority greek manuscript and contain eclectic reading unlike previously and quran is not as bloody as people think in fact the bible is more bloody and severe in killing people as you know when you read the old testament also patriach that depicted in bible as sinner is not like quran Interpolations in the Bible - IS the Bible God's Word? bible interpolation ruclips.net/video/9SCECRhQHW0/видео.html quranic preservation muslimprophets.com/article.php?aid=37 how can patriavh commit sin? www.jesus-resurrection.info/bible-prophets.html patraich commit sin? unpleasant.ffrf.org/ genocide www.layittoheart.com/septuagint.html septuagint problem sites.google.com/site/errorsinthebible/dss-lxx-vs-mt bible error skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/topics/about.html contradiction www.lyingforjesus.org/Bible-Contradictions/ rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bible_interpolation interpolation sites.google.com/site/isthebiblegodsword/interpolations-in-the-bible/interpolations-in-the-bible ruclips.net/video/1e1lWAcmaMQ/видео.html quran preservation www.thetextofthegospels.com/2017/08/some-shortcomings-of-nestle-aland.html?m=1 ruclips.net/video/Z9BOHhdixaM/видео.html ruclips.net/video/3Hr18MMu7nk/видео.html ruclips.net/video/jTziwt4YaKI/видео.html byzantine text not accurate heres the proof no interpolation found in quran amd no need textual criticism like bible does that they need to lift up the variation so you could return to the original , so bible is not always the same text throughout the ages without need to return to original , thank you friend i hope you see the proof and can reasonably decided what to do, peace and blessing
(continuing our previous comment) The idea is that an even number is closed, or finished, so an odd number is open and inviting more, to be complete. Thanks!
Hi Kaung Zaw, We would normally get scriptures in Dharamsala, India at printing house, but otherwise probably your suggestion to go to a local dharma center is a good idea! Best of luck to you!
Wangdu la, thank you. I learned a lot of this from watching people in Tibet, but I was told that the time of day of both filling and emptying the bowls was of some significance. Is this true? if so, what is the significance and what are the times. Thu je nang.
Better to use the right metal and clean it from time to time. You need only some salt and vinegar or lemon juice to clean copper or brass. Cover the bowl with the mixture and let it sit for 15 min or so. Then wash and dry well. You can use clay for silver, it works amazingly :)
Hello YoWandu, Do you have a special thought, chant or pray any specific mantra while placing the offerings with fresh water? Thanks in advance for your answer! Peace
If you have only 7 bowls, then I don't know if you can place them in 2 rows. But I have 28 bowls and I do have 2 rows and I haven't counted how many bowls are there in each rows. But the length is equal.
Thank you, I've been doing my water bowls wrong for months 😅 but the intention and motivation were pure so hopefully no bad karma 👌
Hi Bernabe70,
There's not really a special mantra for pouring the water. You can make any mantra that you like. After you make the water offering - when everything is full - often Tibetans dip a clean object that is traditionally like a dry grass (tsa kusha) in one of the bowls and sprinkle that water around the shrine with the stalk of dry grass, and say "OM AH HUNG" three times. So you might like to do that :-) Hope this helps!
Thank you, Wangdu la. I remembered hearing something about emptying the bowls before sunset, which I thought might be difficult for people who have work. But I don't recall. Plus, I remember traditions varying across Tibet. I remember being corrected on my prostrations in Minyak and then going to another area of Tibet where they re-corrected me to original form. :) Please keep making your educational videos! Some day we should have a momo competition hahaha.
Thank you so much for the information; I am just a beginner on Buddhist traditions and Dharma. Very much appreciated!
Peace!
Thanks susanerl :-) We're so happy if our work is useful.
You are so welcome AmaliaSings :-) In Tibet, people make the offerings first thing in the morning, and usually empty them around noon. In Dharamsala, other people empty them around 3p. There is no real rule that we know of. Hope this helps.
You are so right! There are so many variations :-) And yes, we should have a competition - that would be great! Thanks so much for writing.
Hi gardensofthegods. Thanks for your email. For an explanation of the offerings, there is a video on our site (yowangdu - see the link for our site in the description under the video) in the post in the Tibetan Buddhism section called "Hand Mudras: How to Use the Vajra and Bell". There is another post called
Open your Generous Heart - Create a Losar Shrine, and the first part of that explains the basics for setting up an altar. We hope this helps!
You are very welcome Tiphschwarz :-) We are always happy to know if our videos help. Best to you!
You are so welcome! We can't remember exactly, but we think we got these bowls in Dharamsala, in Northern India, where many Tibetans live. We will look and see if we can post a good place to buy them on yowangdu.com. (see the link above.) All the best to you!
Very nice! I did learn something new, and I appreciate your posting this video!
Thank you. I understand now the importance of honoring what we consume. Love Marcia in Modesto
I from around there to haha
You are so welcome Michael! Thanks for writing :-)
Hi obaitori108, thanks for writing :-) You can learn some about the significance of offering water in our post at the url in the video description above. We aren't sure about the number 7 but will look into it. One thought is that Tibetans sometimes favor odd numbers for certain things, thinking that odd numbers are auspicious in some circumstances. Like if you give an offering or a gift of money, you might for example give $101 or $105 dollars instead of $100.
Odd number isn’t the issue it's the odd superfical personalities.
Wangdu ji u r doing great & its really helpful to us
Thank you for your very nice comments Mamta! We really appreciate that!
my practice finds itself with seeds like this ..thank you
Thanks so much. What a beautiful way to say it. May you be well!
Thank you, I would like to start doing water bowl offerings as a Dharma deed. Are we supposed to do this everyday once we start offering?
What is the purpose of water , why you are doing this can you explain, why ???😊
Hello, can we place our altar in the living room? THANKS
Thank you. I'm wovdering if you could also include the significance of the offering of water and what each bowl means or why the number seven. Katie.
It’s very helpful for every one 🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹
Hello,I am from Europe,Luxemburg. Thanks for this essentials tips ,how to do!
Hi Jerome - we are so happy that you found them useful! May you be well!
What do you do with the water?? Fascinating...thanks!
Oh, and yes, you can make a stupa out of pretty much any material, though ideally it should be blessed. Or, a photo is fine. Also, you don't really have to have this to practice well :-)
hello brother and sister we muslim meet ramadhan this month i hope god bless the world to become more peaceful place and help those who suffer, i just want to tell some information and fact about quran and bible, this is a friendly reminder
the quran multiple times correcting the bible in many cases
first in exodus the bible stated people in exodus could be 2 or 3 million, historian put some estimation that in ancient egypt the population could be around 5 million , so the exodus to be that many is impossible not just that based on scholars observation there would be a problem with logistic and the line of people that way too long and the collapse of egyptian economy also pharaoh chase the jew only with 600 chariots and that too many people would not perfectly fit the historical proof, all christian channel and scholars taht regard this issue seriously excuses taht its only thousand not million because the word eleph in 600 eleph doesnt mean thousand but clan so instead 600 eleph as thousand plus woman and childern they make it clan to fit the historical result and proof
but the census that moses did and tax resulting in 600 thousand shekels stuff, that when you read the narrative the result of the tax only compatible wehn the israelite is above million so its true that bible said its up to million
It is the silver that is directly connected with the census of Num 1:1-46.
The fact that 100 talents plus 1,775 shekels exactly equals 603,550 bekas
utterly refutes those who try to make "eleph" mean clans, not the number
1000.
to render to the small number in bible its require scribal error in the total resulting number among many hereditary scribal error in jewish torah
but the quran said its only small number
and the bible said the ruler in joseph time called pharaoh but more accurately is quran because the term pharaoh only used in new kingdom not previous period of egypt the quran stated that the ruler in joseph time didnt called as pharaoh the quran simply stated it as king
the quran also know the name moses means newborn and the pharaoh family member name him egyptian name not hebrew name
and the quran is preserved orally by memorization also have fixed text unlike new testament that written in greek and can be pharaphrased if scholars said many of new tetsament is only in spelling differeneces , then quran is really better than the new testament the nt scribes they didnt uttilize the same scribal technic like this semitic language holy book does whiches you need to always copy it with verbatim and not adding words as interpolation like we found in new testament and old testament, also the new testament that like kjv based on byzantine is not as accurate as earliest manuscript, the nestle aland also have differences with majority greek manuscript and contain eclectic reading unlike previously
and quran is not as bloody as people think in fact the bible is more bloody and severe in killing people as you know when you read the old testament also patriach that depicted in bible as sinner is not like quran
Interpolations in the Bible - IS the Bible God's Word?
bible interpolation
ruclips.net/video/9SCECRhQHW0/видео.html
quranic preservation
muslimprophets.com/article.php?aid=37
how can patriavh commit sin?
www.jesus-resurrection.info/bible-prophets.html patraich commit sin?
unpleasant.ffrf.org/
genocide
www.layittoheart.com/septuagint.html
septuagint problem
sites.google.com/site/errorsinthebible/dss-lxx-vs-mt bible error
skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/topics/about.html
contradiction
www.lyingforjesus.org/Bible-Contradictions/
rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bible_interpolation
interpolation
sites.google.com/site/isthebiblegodsword/interpolations-in-the-bible/interpolations-in-the-bible
ruclips.net/video/1e1lWAcmaMQ/видео.html
quran preservation
www.thetextofthegospels.com/2017/08/some-shortcomings-of-nestle-aland.html?m=1
ruclips.net/video/Z9BOHhdixaM/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/3Hr18MMu7nk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/jTziwt4YaKI/видео.html
byzantine text not accurate
heres the proof no interpolation found in quran amd no need textual criticism like bible does that they need to lift up the variation so you could return to the original , so bible is not always the same text throughout the ages without need to return to original , thank you friend i hope you see the proof and can reasonably decided what to do, peace and blessing
Love this video. Very insightful. 🙏🏻
You are welcome Kalsang la!
(continuing our previous comment) The idea is that an even number is closed, or finished, so an odd number is open and inviting more, to be complete. Thanks!
Can we drink the water after offering? Do you eat the food that was offered? If not what do you do with it after offering.
You are so welcome!
Is it ok to use a glass made of bowl? Thanks .. 🙏🙏🙏
Could you make a vedio on how to make offering to goddess green tara
Thank you it's really helpful
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Hi Kaung Zaw,
We would normally get scriptures in Dharamsala, India at printing house, but otherwise probably your suggestion to go to a local dharma center is a good idea! Best of luck to you!
Hello again but do you have a cheap source for Tibetan Buddhist statuary As I cannot afford very expensive 9news and they were all that i found
Thank you! For benefit of all beings
Wangdu la, thank you. I learned a lot of this from watching people in Tibet, but I was told that the time of day of both filling and emptying the bowls was of some significance. Is this true? if so, what is the significance and what are the times. Thu je nang.
Om Ah Hung x 03 / 07 times
There are intentions and visualizations as well doing water offerings.
very helpfull Tashi delek, thank you very much!
:-)
Where can I get scriptures they mention a lot in building a shrine?Should I visit a local monastery and ask the lama for them or elsewhere?Please?
Does the Barley Seed represent something, or is it just a medium of measurement?
How long do you leave the water off phone on the altar, or how are you offer for offering to Buddha
Hi, sorry, we don't quite understand your question. Can you ask it in a different way?
Hi Kaung Zaw Han,
Sorry we don't actually know of any. Let us know if you find one.
how long do you leave it out for? is there any particular reason you go right to left?
Hello and kuzu zangpola
Is it okay to practice offering bowls of water any time ?
Ll be appreciate if you respond my question 🙏
Sure Yeshi la. Normally, we put them out in the morning, but if you have a good intention you can do them at any time.
May I know where did you purchase this offering bowl set? I am looking for offering bowls that will not turn green - oxidize.
Better to use the right metal and clean it from time to time. You need only some salt and vinegar or lemon juice to clean copper or brass. Cover the bowl with the mixture and let it sit for 15 min or so. Then wash and dry well. You can use clay for silver, it works amazingly :)
Thanks for the video :)
Hello YoWandu,
Do you have a special thought, chant or pray any specific mantra while placing the offerings with fresh water? Thanks in advance for your answer!
Peace
Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤🇦🇺
can the water be in bowls over night - or shall it be filld in morning and empty on evening?
We should empty it before sunset otherwise Buddha will see water as blood after sunset
Hi there. Yes, please try to empty them before the evening.
thanks bro! very helpful
Thank you so much for the instruction. Much metta!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Why do you offer water to Buddha in the morning?
very informative friend! thank you so much!
Beautiful
Thank you verymuch
can i use any bowl?
Thank you sir
I tried using brass bowls but they get stained by completely pure water. Can I use shot glasses instead? (brand new)
Yes, that's okay -- if your intention is good.
that was very helpfull thanks so much
I would like to make offerings in golden bowl
That’s fine. Your motivation in offering is the most important thing. Best to you.
Can I have water in the bowls day and night? Or must I empty before I go to bed?
It's better if you empty the bowls.
what if I don't have enough room for one row of bowls? can there be two rows? one in front of the other?
If you have only 7 bowls, then I don't know if you can place them in 2 rows. But I have 28 bowls and I do have 2 rows and I haven't counted how many bowls are there in each rows. But the length is equal.
Yes, that’s totally fine, to put for example 4 behind and 3 in front.
You are so welcome, 777scottb :-)
beyond fantastic
Thanks for your kind thoughts!
Explain the complete pooja rituals your explanation is good
Sorry, Surekha. Thank you for your kind thoughts. We probably won’t be making another video about this soon. May you be well.
what to do with the water we have taken out of the bowls??
We just use for normal purposes like watering plants and flowers and washing clothes.
Thanks sir
Thank You!
You are so very welcome!!
Thanks
Is it seven or eight bowls?
Always 7 and multiple of 7 like 14, 21,28.
Thanks for the good answer, Thupten la. Especially since it took us a while to see this question!
Thank you
Tq 🙏
woonderful Thk You Very Much
You are welcome!
Verynice, Sadu Sadu Sadu
Thank you Avinash!
I think it doesn’t matter.only thing you need in clean heart
That is the most important part, your motivation in making the offering :-)
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Good❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Namo Amituofo
Good
Thank you!
Sir I want in Hindi / Marathi language
So sorry, Priyanka. We don't speak Hindi or Marathi.
thnxc uuu
You are welcome!
Aapka bich Mein Fark jyada ho gaya sar
Significance of offering water in 7 bowls
Namaste sir om tare tutare ture soha also can we count the mala ???
Thank you
You are welcome!
Thanx