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Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21833, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21830, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21815, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21800, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21942, described as Offering bowl, usually found in set sof seven or eight.
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21806, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21832, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21820, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21808, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21836, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16

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