Annual Statue Consecration

All Buddha images are representations of Buddhas or enlightened beings and all statues must be placed on an altar respectfully. They are filled with mantras as a support for the development of devotion and faith. Therefore, it is very important to have all statues consecrated. Please note: Gyuto Foundation only consecrates new statues once a year. It is time-consuming work given the cost of printing the mantras and the time required to roll them to different sizes. Therefore, the venerable monks prepare the mantras beforehand and consecrate all the statues in summer.

Members and anyone who needs to consecrate and fill their new Buddhist statues with mantras should bring them a week before the actual consecration. Normally, there will be many statues to consecrate and it will take a few weeks to fill up all the statues with mantras.

Cost for the Statue Consecration:

We normally don’t have any fees for the statue consecrations; however, we do request a small donation for the consecration. For statues more than 12 inches in height, we are requesting $100 per statue. There are a lot of costs associated with printing the mantras and it takes the monks several days to roll them to many different sizes. In addition, there are many other materials we may need to purchase to complete the consecration. Statue consecration is very time consuming work. Therefore, Gyuto monks only offer this statue consecration service once a year.

Responsibilities:

Members and friends who need to consecrate their statues, please make sure to write your names and phone numbers on the back of each statue. When the consecration is completed, the venerable monks will contact you so you may pick up the statues. The venerable monks will treat the statues respectfully during the consecration but accidents can happen. Sometimes part of a statue may break or may go missing, or they may potentially get mixed-up with other statues. Please note we won’t be accepting any statues made of fiberglass because they are particularly fragile. Therefore, we are not responsible for any damages that might occur during the process of consecration. During the process of filling the statues with mantras, we must fill the statue from the bottom. However, very often manufacturers seal the bottom, so sometimes the monks must unseal the bottom cover. This could result in chips, etc.