Tibetan Buddhist altar
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A Tibetan Buddhist altar is a sacred shrine setup used in Tibetan Buddhism for devotional practices, offerings, and meditation, typically featuring images of Buddhas, ritual objects, and symbolic offerings.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist ritual object
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devotional shrine ⓘ religious altar ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Guru Yoga
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Ngöndro preliminaries ⓘ mandala offerings ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ prostrations ⓘ puja ⓘ sadhana practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Himalayan region
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Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| hasDesignPrinciple |
clean and respectful presentation
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higher placement for Buddha images ⓘ orderly arrangement of offerings ⓘ |
| hasOrientationRule | often faces east ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buddha statue
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bodhisattva statue ⓘ butter lamp ⓘ dharma texts ⓘ flowers ⓘ incense burner ⓘ lama image ⓘ mala ⓘ mandala offering set ⓘ offering bowls ⓘ offering bowls with food ⓘ offering bowls with fruit ⓘ offering bowls with rice ⓘ offering tormas ⓘ photograph of teacher ⓘ ritual bell ⓘ stupa image ⓘ text stand ⓘ thangka painting ⓘ vajra ⓘ water offering bowls ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresAction |
burning incense
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changing offerings ⓘ lighting lamps ⓘ regular cleaning ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Buddha
NERFINISHED
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Dharma ⓘ Sangha ⓘ Three Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ enlightened body ⓘ enlightened mind ⓘ enlightened speech ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
Tibetan Buddhist household
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Tibetan Buddhist temple ⓘ Tibetan monastery ⓘ meditation room ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily practice
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devotional practices ⓘ making offerings ⓘ meditation ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ visualization practice ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.