In the eight offerings to the Buddha, what should we do with the Naividya (food offering) after making the offering?
Should we consume it as blessed food, leave it outside for animals or spirits, bury it, or dispose of it in some other appropriate way?
Can someone share a good step-by-step guide or video for making tormas?
I’m also looking for some simple torma designs for Tara, Amitābha Buddha, and Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava).
I’m really not an artist, so I’m hoping to find something simple that I can actually make, but still looks beautiful and appropriate to offer.
Even basic designs or beginner-friendly tutorials would be really helpful.
Mahayana Buddhism says that after Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya will be the next Buddha to appear in this world.
But in Vajrayana, figures such as Padmasambhava, Milarepa, Naropa, Tilopa, Virupa, etc. are described as having attained complete Buddhahood.
Padmasambhava is even called the “Second Buddha.”
So how do these two views fit together?
Does this mean that Mahayana texts simply don't reveal everything about what happens between Shakyamuni and Maitreya, while Vajrayana texts reveal additional teachings and accounts of beings who attained Buddhahood during this period?
Is the information about these other Buddhas considered something that was not openly revealed in the Mahayana teachings but was later revealed through Vajrayana? Or is there another explanation for why Maitreya is called the “next Buddha” despite these other Buddhas?
As a person without any formal transmissions or environment what all can we do on Dharma Protector Day?
I’m looking for the names of Tibetan Buddhist lamas or khenpos from each major school (Sakya, Kagyu, Jonang, Gelug, and Nyingma) who give empowerment/transmission for Sūryagupta’s 21 Tārās.
Please share their name, school/lineage, and monastery or center.