The jewelry blessing ceremony in Tibetan Buddhism is usually presided over by experienced monks or eminent monks. The following are the general blessing steps:
- Preparation: Before the blessing ceremony, jewelry is usually cleaned and prepared to ensure that they are in a pure state.
- Invocation: Monks will invoke the blessings of the Buddha, Bodhisattva, or other gods at the beginning of the ceremony, calling on their presence and blessings by reciting specific scriptures and mantras.
- Chanting: Monks will continuously recite Buddhist scriptures, mantras, such as the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra or other related scriptures to inject energy.
- Visualization: While chanting, monks will engage in visualization meditation, imagining that the jewelry is filled with divine light and energy.
- Touch and bless: Monks will gently touch the jewelry with blessing sticks, scriptures or their own fingers to transfer the energy generated by chanting to the jewelry.
- Ending ceremony: After the blessing is completed, the monk will perform the ending ceremony, usually reciting blessings and praying that the jewelry can bring protection, peace and wisdom to the wearer.
- Distribution: The blessed jewelry will be carefully packaged and distributed to believers, sometimes with specific instructions for use or wearing suggestions.
The purpose of the blessing ceremony is to purify the jewelry, make it a symbol of faith, and give it special religious meaning and protective power. Believers believe that blessed jewelry can help them better connect to the spiritual world of religion and gain inner peace and external protection.
