Dedications & Prayers
“The power of prayer can transform and revitalize the very chemistry of our bodies”
Tarthang Tulku
At Odiyan, ceremonies are offered daily for the benefit of all beings and may also be dedicated, by request, to specific individuals, intentions, or occasions.
Ways to make a dedication:
- temple ceremonies: held on specific auspicious days based on the Tibetan lunar calendar (click here to view). A full ceremony or a bell ringing can be offered.
- butter lamp offerings: offered daily in Odiyan’s temples. Sponsors may request dedications for a specific length of time or for a set number of 108 butter lamps.
A ceremony brings blessings to the sponsor as well as to the beneficiaries.
PADMASAMBHAVA DAY
at Vajra Temple
For blessings of auspicious events, prayers for general health and longevity, successes in new ventures, anniversaries, births, and recovery from illness.
FULL MOON
at Vairoccana Garden
Suitable for physical and mental health, balance and happiness as well as protection and blessing upon death, birth or marriage, and more general matters. Lord Buddha Shakyamuni is invoked on the Full Moon
DAKINI DAY
at Cintamani Temple
Cintamani in Sanskrit means wish-fulling gem. Requests for blessings and good wishes for all kinds of purposes can be dedicated at Cintamani, such as births, marriages, general concerns or to commemorate those who have passed.
NEW MOON
at Enlightenment Stupa
The shape and form of the Stupa communicates blessings that heal the mind and benefit all beings. Suitable dedications are health, longevity, recovery from illness, blessing upon death, birth or marriage and general concerns.
BUTTER LAMPS
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, light represents the flame of awakened mind, without obscurations. Dispelling the darkness of ignorance, a butter lamp offering symbolizes the Buddha’s teachings, wisdom, and compassion.
ONGOING BUTTER LAMPS
For the 49 days of the Bardo, the passage between death and rebirth, Tibetan Buddhist tradition offers butter lamps to light the way
A meaningful offering for any occasion, an ongoing lamp can mark a birthday or other milestone, or carry prayers for friends and family through times of joy and grief.
108 BUTTER LAMPS
Your offering of 108 lamps is valid on any day, also on a ceremony day. Your dedication is expressed three times a day, for the duration of your request.
