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    TORMAS
A BEGINNER’S MANUAL
Ingredients




 Motivation
   Keeping in mind your
   motivation, offer pure
substances in a pleasing form
   shaped by your hands.
 Wash your hands at the start
and whenever you must leave
         the torma
   Group Work
 Group torma making is a
  wonderful way to practice
 mindfulness. Maintain your
mind on your motivation & Je
  Tsongkapa’s mantra either
  keeping silence or quietly
  offering your voice in song
    using the words of his
            mantra.
 When the opportunity arises
and someone looks like they
  could use your help please
reach out and offer assistance.
Microphone set-up
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                         GROUP TORMAS                                        Cups
                                                                             Red Dye
                          ROOM SET UP                                        Brushes
                                                            Table for:       Cheese
                                                            Torma Tools      Shapers
                               • Bread                      Tsamto tools
                                                                             Tape
                               • Mixing
                                                                             Kusha
                                 Containers
                                                                             Grass
                               • Mason Jars
                                                                             Markers
                               • Table Cloth
                                                                             Paper
                               • Wipes
                                                                Milk
                                                                Liquid     MEASURING
                                                     Table for: Ghee       CUPS
                                                     Torma      Honey
                                                                           MEASURING
                                                     Supplies Dutsi        SPOONS
                                                               White
3-Person room set-up      TABLE FOR FINISHED,                  Cheese
                          BOTTLED TORMAS & GEKTORS             Paper
1-Person to run           & TSAMTOS                            Plates
3-Person room clean-up
Supplies
             ½ LOAF CRUSTS REMOVED

                                 Ghee
                                                    Dutsi
               7oz/200g
                               1 oz/28g   1oz/28g   ¼ Tsp


                     1/4
                     cup




14oz/400gm




                           Red dye,
    Je Tsongkapa’s
        Mantra



Mikme tseway terchen chenresik,
Drime kyenpay wangpo jampel yang,
Dupung malu jomdze sangway dak,
Gangchen kepay tsukgyen tsongkapa,
Losang drakpay shabla solwa deb.
     Step 1

• Remove Crusts
• Tear slices
• To a fine crumble
Step 2      Step 3
Weight     Melt Ghee

200g
7oz




 200   g
    Step 4                               Step 5
Measure liquids                Add liquids to bread crumbs


              Milk
             1/4 cup


               Ghee
              1 oz/28g


                 Honey
                1 oz/28g




                       Dutsi
                       ¼ Tsp
     Step 6             Step 7
Mix & knead dough   Shape the dough
     Step 8
 Paint the torma
  (if required)
Use vertical brush
     strokes




                        Step 9
                     When dye is dry
                     brush on ghee
                      with vertical
                      brush strokes
Triangular shape   Fit inside rubber ring
     Step 10              Step 11
Cut & place cheese   Seal inside a bottle
                Photo by Jay Castor on Unsplash


             Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash


All other photos by Maria Kondratieva, Peter Moetrl and Connie O’Brien


All instruction on torma making are courtesy of Geshe Michael Roach