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E ma ho! How wonderful to have studied under HH Dudjom Rinpoche! My own teachers count him as a root teacher and patron.

So, the tso bum on my shrine: mostly I wanted it for a Vajrakilaya practice (I have empowerment and instructions for a qualified lama) whose sadhana calls for it. If I get the bum dzey from Potala Gate: fo I just drop the pill in the bumpa? how often do I change it? Do I mix the bum dzey with just p...

This is not for empowerment, just for my home shrine. My lama is not in town often and then very busy with lots of supplicants, so I feel awkward asking him about this--it seems rather superficial.

Dzoki, does one obtain bumzey from one's lama, or is there a recipe?

Is plain water acceptable for filling a bumpa, or should it be more elaborate, like saffron water? also, how often do you change the water?

how does one add an image?

This is a fascinating and useful thread. I appreciate the knowledge that you share. Three questions: 1. I am practicing Vajrkilaya right now, and the sadhana makes a big deal of the torma offering (Tsasum Lingpa's "Dark Red Amulet of Unsurpassable Yang-Phur"). My teacher, Khenpo Tsewang Do...