Buddhist altar home ideas

Some thoughts on creating a bit of sacred space in your home; a place of refuge, a place to remember who you truly are and why you are here.

Younger generations living in cities not only have different value systems than their rural grandparents, they have much, much smaller apartments.

Lovely altar decorated with statues of the Buddha and thangka paintings of Avalokiteshavara, Guru Rinpoche and Vajrasattva. The paintings are mounted in traditional silk frames.

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basic altar set-up

An altar for the Zen Center of Portland, Oregon. The base is made of Pacific Madrone and the main top and Buddha top are made from Willamette Valley Walnut, a beautifully figured wood. Both woods were...

Shelfology has a wide variety of shelf options. We love the clean lines of the Aksel Floating Shelf. For our Buddha shelf, we got 51″ long, 12″ deep and 1.75″ thick. We decided to mount this shelf higher up so no one in our family could accidentally hit their head. t’s best for Buddha to face East, if possible. We are not done with this space as I’m still missing two Buddha statues and a few other details.

The key essentials for decorating a Minimalist Meditation room. Create a small sanctuary at you home using only a few items.