Tibetan incense

Buying Tibetan Incense

The Tibetan incense has its origins in the Himalayas. It is a traditional herbal incense made according to the basic rules of Tibetan medicine. Is part of the five elements. This incense is mainly used in Tibetan Buddhism. Incense is very important within the Tibetan community. You can find this incense not only in Tibet but also in Nepal, India and Bhutan. The Tibetan incense sticks are used for meditation, sacrificial services and purification rituals.

Meditation, cleansing rituals, ceremony

In Tibetan Buddhism you can find the description of this special herbal incense in the book The Four Tantras. During the burning of incense in Tibetan Monasteries, four sangkangs were placed. This in the four main directions and incense was spread continuously.

You can use this incense in your meditation or to purify your home,

Craft and handmade incense

All ingredients of Tibetan incense such as, leaves, flowers, roots and herbs come from the Himalayas. These ingredients are then processed into incense sticks and incense powder.

Use Tibetan incense

Like the Japanese incense, the Tibetan incense sticks do not contain a bamboo stick. At the incense sticks there is a stone to place it in. You can also use our brass incense burners with grid to straighten the sticks. You burn the Tibetan incense powders in an incense holder for loose incense.