Description
These long elegant katag are decorated with color prints of the eight auspicious symbols and auspicious prayers written in Tibetan.
The Tibetan prayer reads:
nyin-mo de-leg tsan-de-leg nyin-mo gung-yang de-leg-shing
For there to be happiness and excellence during the day; happiness and excellence during the night; happiness
and excellence at mid-day;
nyin-tsan tag-tu de-leeg-pa kon-chog sum-gyi ta-shi-shog
and continual happiness and excellence day and night. May there be the auspiciousness of the Three Rare Sublime
Ones.
Katag: Tib. ཁ་བཏགས་ katag, are scarfs that are used for a variety of ceremonial purposes such as holding incense, making offerings to a shrine, or for formal greeting of lamas and dharma teachers. As a greeting they are offered to the lama at the first meeting as a sign of respect. Most often the lama then returns the katag by placing it gently over the offeror’s head and around their neck.
Eight Auspicious Symbols: 1) The Most Precious Parasol: protects from suffering, destructive emotions, illness, harm and obstacles; 2) The Auspicious Golden Fishes: the fearless unblinking eye of compassion, freedom and liberation, as well as happiness, fertility and abundance; 3) The Wish-fulfilling Vase of Treasure: an inexhaustible source of long life, wealth, and prosperity, which fulfils all one’s spiritual and material wishes; 4) The Exquisite Lotus Blossom: purity of mind and heart, and transformation, as well as compassion, and all perfect qualities; 5) The Conch of Fame and Glory: the far-reaching melodious sound of the spiritual teachings (a white conch shell coilng to the right); 6) The Glorious Endless Knot: the sign of interdependence; 7) The Ever-flying Banner of Victory: victory over all disagreement, disharmony or obstacles, and the attainment of happiness, both temporary and ultimate; 8) The All-powerful Wheel (wheel of doctrine): the teaching of Buddha, and is the source of spiritual values, wealth, love and liberation.
