a set of marvelous 19th c Tibetan Buddhist Butter Lamps; traditionally used in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in Tibet and elsewhere; an aide to meditation , the light 'dispelling the darkness of the mind; traditionally, clarified yak butter is used as fuel. These four are all handmade, unique and rare, and retain remnants of yak butter. Acquired in Dharamsala, n India, the present site of the Dalai Lama, late last century