Making a butter lamp.
The auspicious butter lamp is one of the important objects in Tibetan Buddhism. The process of making a butter lamp starts with melting butter in a melting-spoon (T.b SHu sKyoks), which is made of copper with a wooden handle. Then, one warms the bronze cup (T.b bCHod Me rKun) and wipes it with a soft cloth. Thirdly, one chops the thin stick that serves as the wick and puts the stick into tiny
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