Nado Happiness Premium Incense Sticks, Saffron and Sandalwood

Nado Poizokhang, a family business in Thimphu, has been making incense to traditional Buddhist recipes since 1991. In its 'Premium Incense' version, Nado Happiness combines Himalayan herbs with precious ingredients such as saffron and sandalwood, rolled by hand into sticks.

Its scent is warm and deep without feeling heavy. A stick accompanies meditation, evening prayer at the home altar or a quiet evening. You can read more about the meaning of incense in our article The Aroma of Tibetan Culture.

Incense, Pö in Tibetan, is one of the traditional offerings on the home altar. The rising fragrance is offered to the Buddhas and at the same time invites you to pause. Bhutan and Tibet share the tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. In Bhutan, incense is lit every day in homes, temples and fortress monasteries, the dzongs.

The maker's name combines the founder's name with the word Poizokhang, 'house where incense is made'. The name Happiness refers to Bhutan, the country of Gross National Happiness, as the packaging says.

Place the stick in an incense holder or in a bowl of sand or ash. Light the tip, let it burn briefly and put out the flame with a gentle wave of the hand, so that only the ember keeps glowing. In the Tibetan tradition, offerings are not blown out with the breath.

Traditionally, incense is lit at the start of prayer and meditation, during pujas and as a daily offering on the home altar.

Brand

Nado Poizokhang

Version

Premium Incense

Composition

herbs, woods, spices

Ingredients

saffron, sandalwood, safflower

Further ingredients

costus root, jatamansi

Making

hand-rolled in Bhutan

Additives

no artificial fragrances

Length

approx. 21 cm

Contents

37 to 40 sticks

Net weight

approx. 90 g

Burning time

approx. 45 to 60 minutes

Packaging

cardboard tube

The ingredients listed are a selection from the maker's recipe.
As the sticks are made by hand, length, thickness and burning time may vary slightly.

Keep the sticks in the closed cardboard tube, dry and protected from sun and heat. This way the fragrance lasts for years. According to Bhutanese understanding, which the maker shares, well-stored incense does not lose quality over time. Never leave burning incense unattended, place it on a heat-resistant surface and out of reach of children and pets. Air the room briefly after burning incense.