Significance of Ghee Lamp: Ghee Lamp is very important in the heart of Tibetan Buddhistbelievers, comparing the Ghee Lamp to the spiritual lamp of the believers is not an exaggeration. At the end of life, if there is no ghee lamp, the soul will be confused in the darkness.
Ghee lamps are mostly found in the Mongolian and Tibetan regions, and have a long history. The ghee in them is repeatedly refined from the fat of cow's or goat's milk. Ghee is solid at room temperature, the color is mostly milky yellow, while goat's milk is milky white, ghee lamps burning stable fire, milk fragrance, is one of the indispensable magic weapons of the people in the Mongolian and Tibetan regions to worship the gods.
Buddhist scriptures on the merits of offering lamps:
People who give lamps will have clear eyes and intelligence in the future. There are ten blessings that can be attained by offering lamps with respect:
1. Illumination of the world as if it were a bright light.
2. The eyes are free from disease.
3. Easily attaining the heavenly eye.
4. Intelligence to distinguish between good and evil.
5. No hocus-pocus dimness.
6. Not easily confused by external things.
7. He will not be born in a dark and dim place.
8. Having great blessings.
9. Being born in heaven at the end of one's life, especially in the Dolorous Heaven.
10. To attain Nirvana quickly.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Ghee Lamps