Yoeja: An Offering that Carries the Light of Prayer across Generations

A butter lamp burns quietly inside a Bhutanese temple. Its flame flickers against the darkness, sustained by the butter that feeds it and the vessel that holds it. To the eye, it is a simple offering. But in Bhutan’s Buddhist tradition, the light carries a deeper meaning: generosity, prayer and the wish for the wellbeing of all sentient beings. This is the essence of Yoeja, Bhutan’s centuries-old…

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