Riwo Sangchö – The Mountain Smoke Offering

In 1646 the renowned treasure-revealer Lhatsün Namkha Jikmé (1597–1653) journeyed to Sikkim during his final years, at the behest of his gurus in Tibet. While there, he revealed the Accomplishing the Life-Force of the Vidyadharas (Rigzin Sokdrup) cycle, from which the now widely propagated smoke offering practice of Mountain Smoke Offering (Riwo Sangchö) emerged. This practice appeased the local spirits, removing all obstacles blocking the flourishing of the Dharma. Kyapjé Düdjom Rinpoche later included verses for taking refuge, arousing bodhicitta, the seven-branch prayer, and self-visualization at the beginning, as well as dedication verses at the conclusion.