Tibetan Sandalwood Incense Sticks in Brocade Tube

Sandalwood has been prized in Asia for centuries as a precious fragrant material and is a classic ingredient of Tibetan incense. These incense sticks are handcrafted in Nepal from sandalwood and Himalayan herbs, without artificial fragrances according to the maker.

Their scent is warm and woody. A stick accompanies meditation, prayer at the home altar or a quiet moment in the evening. You can read more about the meaning of incense in our article The Aroma of Tibetan Culture.

Sandalwood, Tsenden in Tibetan, has always been valued in Tibetan Buddhism. Its fragrance is among the offerings on the altar, and its wood is used to make prayer beads. Sandalwood originally comes from southern India, where it has been used as incense since ancient times.

The Dhammapada, an early collection of the Buddha's sayings, says in essence: the scent of flowers and sandalwood travels only with the wind, but the scent of a good life spreads even against the wind. Offering sandalwood as a smoke offering joins this gift with the wish to lead a good and clear life oneself.

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 movement of the hand, so that only the ember keeps glowing. In the Tibetan tradition, offerings are not blown out with the breath.

On the home altar, incense is one of the daily offerings, together with water bowls and the butter lamp. Many people light a stick at the start of meditation or prayer, others simply to end the day quietly.

Ingredients

sandalwood and herbs

Origin of sandalwood

southern India

Making

by hand in Nepal

Length

approx. 19 cm

Contents

approx. 27 sticks

Net weight

approx. 55 g

Packaging

cardboard tube

Tube covering

brocade

The information on the composition comes from the maker, according to whom the sticks are made without artificial fragrances.
As the sticks are made by hand, length, thickness and burning time may vary slightly.

Keep the sticks in the closed tube, dry and protected from sun and heat, so that the fragrance lasts. 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.