Golden Garuda LED Butter Lamp – 29 cm

Battery Powered | USB Cord | USA Outlet Adapter Included

Illuminate your shrine with the fearless and protective presence of the Garuda. This elegant 29 cm golden-colored LED butter lamp combines the sacred symbolism of a traditional light offering with the convenience and safety of modern illumination. The lamp can be powered by batteries or with the included USB cord and USA outlet adapter, allowing it to remain illuminated for daily practice, prayers, meditation, or continuous offerings without oil or an open flame.

The Practice of Offering Light

Offering light to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is a profound practice of generosity. The radiance of the lamp represents the wisdom that dispels the darkness of ignorance and reveals the path to awakening.

Light offerings may be made with aspirations to:

• Accumulate merit and wisdom
• Purify obscurations and negative karma
• Develop clarity, intelligence, and insight
• Remove obstacles to Dharma practice
• Support the health and long lives of spiritual teachers
• Dedicate merit to loved ones, the sick, the deceased, and all sentient beings
• Create the causes for the light of wisdom to arise throughout the world

As the lamp shines, practitioners may dedicate its light so that all beings are freed from confusion and discover the luminous nature of their own minds.

Garuda: Protection, Healing, and Shambhala

The Garuda is the powerful king of birds and a symbol of fearless awakened activity. With its wings spread across the sky, Garuda represents freedom from limitation and the swift overcoming of inner and outer obstacles.

In Vajrayana Buddhism, Garuda practices are particularly associated with protection, healing, overcoming poisons and harmful influences, and pacifying disturbances such as cancer traditionally connected with nagas and elemental forces. 

This particular form of Garuda also carries special meaning within the Kalachakra tradition, where Garuda is associated with the protection of the sacred kingdom of Shambhala. It can therefore serve as an auspicious reminder of the enlightened activity that safeguards the Kalachakra teachings and supports the causes for Shambhala and a future Golden Age to manifest in our world.

Garuda is associated with:

• Protection from obstacles and harmful influences
• Healing practices and the transformation of poisons
• Pacifying naga-related disturbances
• Fearlessness, strength, and courageous compassion
• Swift enlightened activity
• The protection of Shambhala within the Kalachakra tradition

Product Details

• Height: 29 cm / approximately 11.4 inches
• Golden-colored Garuda design
• LED illumination
• Battery-powered option