• Source: Butter lamp

Butter lamps or butterlamps (Tibetan: དཀར་མེ་, Wylie: dkar me; simplified Chinese: 酥油灯; traditional Chinese: 酥油燈; pinyin: sūyóu dēng) are a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas. The lamps traditionally burn clarified yak butter, but now often use vegetable oil or vanaspati ghee.
The butter lamps help to focus the mind and aid meditation. According to the Root tantra of Cakrasaṃvara Tantra, "If you wish for sublime realization, offer hundreds of lights".
Pilgrims also supply lamp oil to gain merit. The monks in the monastery manage the actual lamps, taking extreme care to avoid starting one of the devastating fires which have damaged many monasteries over the years. For safety, butter lamps are sometimes restricted to a separate courtyard enclosure with a stone floor.
Externally, the lights are seen to banish darkness. Conceptually, they convert prosaic substance into illumination, a transformation akin to the search for enlightenment. Esoterically, they recall the heat of the tummo yoga energy of the Six Yogas of Naropa, an important text for Kagyu, Gelug, and Sakya schools of tantric Buddhism.




See also


List of light sources
Chotrul Duchen (Butter Lamp Festival)
Nachiarkoil lamp
Sky lantern




References

• Source: Butter Lamp

Butter Lamp (simplified Chinese: 酥油灯; traditional Chinese: 酥油燈; pinyin: Sūyóu Dēng; French: La lampe au beurre de yak) is a 2013 Chinese-French short drama film directed by Hu Wei. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards. The film was shot in a single location and with an entire cast of non-professional actors.




Cast


Genden Punstock
Soepha
Sonam Gonpo
Wangmo Tso
Kalsang Dolma
Zirang Lhamo
Gangrong Dorjee
Leung Tso
Sonam Tashi
Yang Tso




References






External links


Butter Lamp at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hu Wei
• Academy Awards ke-87
• Butter lamp
• Butter Lamp
• Diya (lamp)
• Anchor (brand)
• Hu Wei (director)
• Chotrul Duchen
• Light fixture
• List of light sources
• Yak butter
• Memento mori