June 2009

 

Tibetan Art of Torma-Making with Lama Dawa Norbu

 

 

Tsog (Feast Offering) Troma

Torma are figures made mostly of flour and butter used in tantric rituals or as offerings in Tibetan Buddhism. They may be dyed in different colors, often with white or red for the main body of the torma. They are made in specific shapes based on their purpose, usually conical in form. A very large, central shrine torma may be constructed for festivals, though typically they are small and placed directly on a shrine, on a plate, mounted on leather or held on a special base like a skull.

 

 

Lama Dawa Norbu is giving class of Torma-making, 14 June 2009

 

Lama Dawa Norbu and student, 14 June 2009

 

Lama Dawa Norbu and students, 14 June 2009

 

Torma-making, 14 June 2009

 

 

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