Sacred Art is a special category for The Foundation Store.
These objects are being made available for the benefit of practitioners, like you, who would like to have holy objects and images as devotional supports to their practice. It is contrary to the Refuge vows to engage in the business of selling holy objects for profit. Therefore, we do not provide these objects in an ordinary way, thinking of them as goods to be bought and sold. Rather, we are making them available with the wish to benefit others. Any funds in excess of our costs help us continue the activity of the Foundation, which is to make the teachings of the Buddha available to all.
In particular, the excess funds generated will be kept in a special Sacred Art accounting line item and used for specific dharma activities such as: purchasing more statues, photos of gurus and deities, making mani wheels, prayer wheels, mantras to go inside mani wheels, double dorje brocade for thrones, stupas, dorje and bells sets, building temples, monasteries, shrine rooms, places that house the triple gem, and the printing of Dharma books.
From your side, please do not think that you are purchasing this Sacred Art object. Rather, think that you are making a donation to a Dharma organization with an attitude of devotion and the thought to benefit sentient beings; and think that the Buddhas in the aspect of this Sacred Art object are now coming to you in thanksgiving and to support your practice. This is the most skillful way to "acquire" holy objects and avoids the downfall of thinking of holy objects in an ordinary way.
We hope you enjoy reviewing our selection of Sacred Art and that these items serve your practice needs.
