Filling and Blessing [Statue Consecration]

According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Buddha statues are filled in a particular way with precious items and then blessed by a qualified lama (monk) so that the ultimate awareness of the Buddha is invited to enter in and merge with the statues. In this way, Buddha statues become like a living entity capable of giving blessing. Filling statues is therefore a very meaningful activity. It is said that by filling statues we create the cause to become ‘filled’ with realizations ourselves. The process of having a statue filled connects one to the Buddha represented by the statue. There are great benefits for the body, speech and mind in filling a statue. Filling it completes the body, speech and mind of the Buddha by helping to transform how we see the statue.

Filling and Blessing Process

Monk filling Mantra

Maonks filling Jewewls

Blessing

Filling

Preparation

Preparation

Mantra packets

Blessing

filling

filling

Jewelery

Mantra

Mantra Packets

Mantra Preparation