do you put a separate offering for Guru, Yidam and Protector on your Altar or do you put there only one offering for the 3 Jewels?
I know guru yidam and protector are really inseparable but protectors get some cookies, spiritouses or tea instead, or inner offering if you have wang/lung/tri. So how should the altar look like? A cookie for everyone
The altar in my own room I let look like it feels best for me personally.
There is not enough space for many different offerings. So I have one row of bowls with offerings for all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in one.
do you put a separate offering for Guru, Yidam and Protector on your Altar or do you put there only one offering for the 3 Jewels?
I know guru yidam and protector are really inseparable but protectors get some cookies, spiritouses or tea instead, or inner offering if you have wang/lung/tri. So how should the altar look like? A cookie for everyone
Chris
There is no end to the elaborations possible when it comes to this. However, as a minimum you have a symbol of the Buddha's body, speech and mind and that will cover everything. If you are doing a particular cycle you should request instructions on how to arrange the altar in that context. There are also general ways of arranging the altar if you got the tormas for guru, yidam and dakini. Place them on the highest level of the altar, one step below is the inner offerings and on the lowest lever are the outer offerings.
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"The principal practice is Guruyoga. But we need to understand that any secondary practice combined with Guruyoga becomes a principal practice." ChNNR (Teachings on Thun and Ganapuja)
