Ngöndro practice materials

For ngöndro practice and to set up a ngöndro shrine, you’ll need offering bowls, candles, a mandala plate, a couple of images, and a mala.

Offering Bowls

Namse Bangdzo has good Offering Bowls at reasonable prices: http://www.namsebangdzo.com/category_s/178.htm

You could also use get glass bowls. They’re inexpensive, attractive and easier to keep clean than metal bowls. These could be found at places like Target. Duralex makes a set of 2” bowls that are excellent for a small shrine: http://www.duralexusa.com/Lys-Stackable-Clear-Bowl-2-ounce-Set-of-8- plu2021AC04-8.html

Mandala Plates

You’ll need an offering mandala plate that is held while doing the offering itself, and an accomplishment mandala plate for your shrine.

Any of these Mandala Plates would work: http://www.namsebangdzo.com/category_s/175.htm

You don’t need a three ringed accomplishment mandala, unless you want one.

Lamps

Here are links to a place that sells excellent glass candles. These are clean and burn forever using lamp oil that can be bought most anywhere. These are two nice designs that are particularly nice for shrines: https://firelight.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Co de=PV https://firelight.com/category/SO.html

Visualization Cards

Kagyu lineage tree - http://store.tergar.org/Refuge-Tree-Insert- p/pmkrti.htm

Vajradhara image - http://store.tergar.org/Vajradhara-p/pmvdi.htm

Malas

You can get malas in many places. If you are going to hold a mala while prostrating, wood, ‘lotus seed’, or ‘bodhi seed’ malas are better than ones made from stone, or glass. Here are some Malas offered at the Tergar store: http://store.tergar.org/category-s/1915.htm

Some people prefer to use counters while prostrating, like this one: http://www.amazon.com/SportCount-Inc-LapCounter-90040- Silver/dp/B0016J9NE8