Dalai Lama Stupa Prayer Flags double dorje The Shakya Family in Kathmandu

The Shakya Family in Kathmandu Nepal have been making Buddhist statues for 3 generations

A set of seven offering bowls may be placed on one's shrine and filled with water daily as a way of accumulating virtue and merit

His teachings are the foundation of Buddhism

it is typical for large animals such as yak or water buffalo to be used for service

Bodhi Seeds from Dharmashop

Dalai Lama Stupa Prayer Flags double dorje The Shakya Family in KathmanduThis set of 10 flags, in the traditional colors, is printed with one of my favorite prayers written by the Dalai Lama. Text surrounds full size image of a stupa: May all beings everywhere, plagued by sufferings of body and mind, obtain an ocean of happiness and joy by virtue of my merits. May no living creature suffer, commit evil or ever fall ill. May no one be afraid or belittled, with a mind weighed down by depression. May the blind see forms, and