This lovely ceramic incense burner includes a larger hole sized for extruded Tibetan-style incense (5mm) and a smaller one for Indian-style rolled or resin sticks. Artisans in Nepal use locally-sourced clay, custom-made molds and simple low-fire earthenware kilns to create functional and expressive burners. Let this seated Buddha figure deeply contemplate your incense offering. Measures approximately 3-inches in diameter.
Artisan:
dZi Inc. has been working with artisans in the Tibetan exile community in India since 1990, and with Nepali artisans involved in traditional Tibetan style crafts since 1995. Their products are marketed as part of dZi’s ‘Tibet Collection’ line.
dZi’s screen printed prayer flags are made by the Tibetan Nuns Projection (TNP), also based in Dharamsala, India. TNP’s mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment and education for Tibetan nuns who have fled Tibet for reasons of religious and political persecution.
dZi’s Paper Prayer flags and incense are made by Tibetan Handicraft in Kathmandu Nepal, a member of Fair Trade Group Nepal and leader among the handmade paper export community. This business supports hundreds of people in the local community through it's income generation enterprise, and runs an elementary school providing free and low cost education for local children.
