More Permanent Tormas

Amitabha Shrine during annual puja at Karme Ling Columbarium in Delhi, New York

It is funny to use the term permanent when referring to tormas used in Tibetan Buddhism, with its emphasis on the impermanence of all phenomena. The long-lasting tormas pictured here were made with Sculpey synthetic clay. (click on the photos for highest-resolution)

Amitabha tormas
Nyungne torma
Green Tara torma

(Note: the Nyungne and Green Tara tormas were made by Lama Tashi Dondup)

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