Originally, the incense was made only by the monks in the Buddhist monasteries , however, there are now cottage industries for making the incense, the largest of which is in the village of Tunba , in Nyemo County, over km west of Lhasa. During the Tang Dynasty in China, Sangbuzha was sent to India to study, and brought back Sanskrit, which was the base for the traditional Tibetan language.
Tibetan incense from Tsupu Monastery. The village is the home of Tibetan incense today, and production there has become a little more modern than in its early days.
The main ingredient of the Tunba incense is Cypress wood, and they use more than 30 different kinds of herbs and spices. It is one of the six major monasteries of the Nyingma school of Buddhism, and was founded in Tibetan legend says the incense from Mondroling was originally invented by the founder of the monastery, Rigzin Terdak Lingpa, and was restricted for the use of the Dalai Lama alone, and to this day, the recipe is known only to a few lamas.
Tibetan Incense from Mindroling Monastery. Another popular incense comes from Tunba Village in in Nyemo County. They have been making incense for over 1, years, and their incense is sold all over the world. The Tibetan Incense Mill produces the incense to traditional recipes as well as new, innovative ones, using more variety of ingredients.
Their incense combines Tibetan culture and medicine, and conforms to their own four characteristics; clean, pure, fine and natural. Tibetan incense can be bought almost anywhere these days, with the advent of internet marketing. Sites like Amazon and eBay have authentic incense for sale, but you need to be careful in choosing the seller, as some are obvious fakes. Many varieties can be found, with a huge range of ingredients giving of different scents.
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It will be no surprise when y This page is about Tibetan knife which is essential and indispensable in Tibetan people's daily life, including its type Do you have a topic idea? I recently came across a release from John Hopkins University, that seems to suggest that incense is more than just symbolic in terms of meditation practice. However, we felt the results were important information, even if the ends did not justify the means.
Science Daily , who reported on this study, described it this way:. Science reinforces the positive role of incense in smells as a possible supportive treatment for depression.
Incense is ubiquitous in most major religions worldwide. You cannot enter a Buddhist temple without walking through wafts of pleasant incense smoke. NOTE: No advice is offered or given in this article or this publication. Please see full disclaimer in footer or our Terms of Use. Some types of incense are proven to help support depression.
By extension, once can logically deduce but not prove that all pleasant odours would have an antidpressive-like behaviour. This suggests that centuries of Ayurvedic and natural medicine are likely not wrong when they make fairly safe lists of benefits clinically unproven, unless stated otherwise for various situations [cited from OM Times]:.
Incense is an important daily practice for Buddhists, helping use overcome attachment and ego by making generous, regular offerings. Incense is the top of mind offering substance. Nearly all spiritualities use incense as an offering. By honouring the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, we create several positive conditions, supportive of good karma:.
Most studies indicate that incense sticks or essential oils are preferred. Burning natural incense on charcoal is hazardous. One solid alternative are electric incense burners, which can burn natural incense and powders with lower smoke and a longer, more pleasant, sustained burn.
Putting aside any possible or imagined benefits, I do know one thing — incense really changes my mindspace. Altered consciousness? But a meditative state is very quickly realized when I burn a quality, not too smokey incense. For this reason, I tend to prefer Tibetan no wood or resins or Japanese incense sticks without wood cores — or essential oils heated in a bowl over a candle.
Of course, there is something hypnotic and wonderful about the coil of smoke that rises from an incense burner. Personal or not, apparently my daily habit is good for me. Gerald Weissmann, M. The discovery of how incensole acetate, purified from frankincense, works on specific targets in the brain should also help us understand diseases of the nervous system. This study also provides a biological explanation for millennia-old spiritual practices that have persisted across time, distance, culture, language, and religion—burning incense really does make you feel warm and tingly all over!
Incense is not inhaled like a cigarette, and a single stick of low smoke incense with known ingredients may be low risk for those of us in the habit, but dense temple smoke, or too much indoor smoke can have risks.
She is Editor-in-Chief for Blogertize Publications. Incense is like music, it can create a wonderful mood. I burn incense when I want to relax and create a peaceful state. I love it when the wonderful aromas fill the air. Point us to some higher quality incense, please. I personally always look for sticks that do not use a wood stick. The incense is still formed into a stick, but without the wood stick in the centre. The wood stick adds more smoke and no benefit, and can even be a fire hazard if you leave them in the burner unattended.
I never leave those unattended. One brand I personally have used for years is called Morning Star smoke less not smoke free incense. They have less smoke because no wood stick.
They also burn down and leave no stick in your burner. Tibetan and Indian incenses are also available wood stick free, in fact most most traditional Tibetan sticks are free of wood stick. I use those outside only, myself, for example at New Years and outdoor celebrations. If you are worried about flying sparks, hold the sticks straight up and then jerk them down, quickly.
Burning incense sticks can get hot enough to cause blisters, so take care. Now, where do you put the stick? Planting the unlit end into an incense bowl is a common choice. Any ceramic or metal bowl will do. Zen temple incense bowls are filled with old incense ash, accumulated through the years. If you don't have accumulated incense ash, you can try fine, clean sand. Note that the "ash catcher" or "boat" incense burners you might find in the dharma store are intended for use with incense with a bamboo core and might not work with solid incense.
Note also that stick incense is used as a meditation timer. Some manufacturers will provide estimated burn times on the box. You might encounter loose incense in a temple. In this case, you might see in front of you a small brazier, or a simple box filled with ash or sand, containing a piece of burning charcoal. And next to it will be a container full of little incense pellets. To make an offering, bow with palms together.
Leaving the left hand in palms-together position, take a pinch of loose incense with the fingers of your right hand. Touch the pinch of incense to your forehead, then drop the pellets onto of the burning charcoal. There will be a poof of fragrant smoke. Bow again before moving on. And that's it. Practices vary from one school to another, so if you are in a temple watch what other people do. Do practice fire safety precautions with your candles and incense.
Don't leave either unattended, especially if you have small children or curious cats. There are studies saying that breathing incense smoke increases cancer risk, although it's much less risky than smoking. Still, you probably shouldn't be breathing incense all day long.
If even mild incense irritates you, here is an alternative — offer dried flower petals instead of incense, simply placing the petals in a bowl in front of the Buddha. Once the offering bowl is full, the petals can be used as compost.
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