CONSECRATION ITEMS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IF THE CORRESPONDING DEITY IS PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME.

Tibetan Buddhists believe that a Buddha statue is only an empty shell until after it is filled and consecrated by a qualified guru. The filling and consecration ceremony gives life to the Buddha and once consecrated it will give you blessings when you see it, the great blessings of the enlightened body, enlightened speech and the enlightened mind.

· The statue body is enlightened and is no longer an empty shell;

· the mantras put inside the statue provide enlightened speech;

· the enlightened speech will transform the mind of the practitioner with positive energy.

Typically, the required filling materials consist of a life stick, (deity specific) rolled mantras, fragrant wood, incense powders, and the five metals (gold, silver, brass, iron and copper) each placed correctly within the statue.