Monastery Stay | Mongolia

Light Offering to the Buddhas

Tour Description

The making of an offering allows one to practice generosity, to express gratitude and respect and to reflect upon the life sustaining law of interdependent origination. By offering light we extinguishe darkness, it symbolically represents the way in which wisdom dispels the darkness of ignorance.

A monk of the Zuun Khuree Dashchoiling monastery will lead the session of making of light offering.  While making the light we will meditate and practice mindfullness under the guidance of the monk. 

After lighting the light lamps we will have a tea with the monk and talk about the monastic life. 

“Many people might think if you are offering light, it should be just a butter lamp, a candle or an oil lamp. Thinking that you can’t offer the other lights in the house, for example, electric lights, is a very limited idea. Thinking that you can only offer candles is wrong. Whatever light is more clear and dispels darkness, that is the better light, so you can offer all the lights in the house.” - Lama Zopa Rinpoche

          


Customer Reviews

price from

$20 USD

duration

3 hours

group size

4-12 people

Highlights

  • Get to know the history and current state of the Zuun Khuree Dashchoiling monastery
  • Learn how to make butter lamp offered to the Buddhas
  • Have a tea with a monk and ask questions about monastic life
2024
2025
  • 4 pax: 20 USD
  • 5-12 pax: 15 USD
  • Candle making supplies
  • Tea with cookies
  • English speaking guide-monk
  • Transportation
Light Offering to the Buddhas