The Power of Mandala: Creating and Offering the Universe

Offering mandala is a powerful ritual that enables the practitioner to generate immeasurable merit. Here, beloved and respected teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche shows what this practice means and how to incorporate it into our lives.

The ancient Buddhist King Ashoka in a previous life had nothing of value to offer to the Buddha, so he instead offered sand that he visualized as gold, showing that the merit of making offerings is generated by the visualization, not just the physical materials. In a ...