Material: Copper. Gold plated. Wooden base.

Size: Approx. 14cm

Narrative:

In Tibetan Buddhism, the Five Desires Offering (Five Wonderful Desires) is a form of offering, symbolizing the enjoyment of the five senses, and is used to worship gods and Buddhas. The five offerings usually include:

- **Bronze mirror**: represents vision (color), symbolizing everything the eyes see.

- **Qin**: represents hearing (sound), symbolizing all the sounds heard by the ears.

- **Perfume in the conch**: represents the sense of smell (fragrance), symbolizing the smell smelled by the nose.

- **Fruit**: represents the sense of taste (flavor), symbolizing the taste of the tongue.

- **Ling Luo**: represents the sense of touch and symbolizes the touch felt by the skin.

These offerings are usually placed under the lotus seat or throne of the deity** and used in combination with the offering bowl. In rituals, they symbolize offerings to gods and Buddhas, and remind practitioners to transcend the five worldly desires and reach a higher spiritual realm.

In addition, the five desire offerings are related to the **Five Buddhas**:

- **Mahavairocana** represents "color" and its symbol is a mirror.

- **Ratnasambhava Tathagata** represents "sound", and its symbol is a harp or cymbals.

- **Amitabha** represents "incense", and its symbol is a harp or a conch shell.

- **Amoghavajra Tathagata** represents "taste", and its symbol is fruit.

- **Immovable Tathagata** represents "touch" and its symbol is silk.

These offerings are not only used in Buddhist rituals, but are also commonly seen in the design of butter sculptures and as symbolic patterns on zagali (small pictures with patterns of gods, mandalas, eight auspicious signs, etc.).

This way of offering is not only a way of paying homage to the gods and Buddhas, but also a reminder for practitioners to be aware of the influence of the five desires and to transcend them in their practice in order to reach a higher spiritual realm.

PS: This Buddhist offering is an offering that combines the "Five Desires Offering" into one.