Bhutan is a small Buddhist Kingdom nestled high in the Himalaya, known as Land of the Thunder Dragon. The art of incense making has been an important Bhutanese craft for centuries, it follows the ancient recipes based upon the Tibetan medical system.
The purity of the Bhutanese tradition, along with the extremely high quality natural ingredients that grow high in the Bhutnese Himalaya, have made Bhutanese incense the most sought after of all Himalayan incenses.
It is used for ritual offerings, healing, space clearing, meditation and bringing a pleasant fragrance to the environment.

Our Bhutanese Gift Set contains 5 beautifully presented tubes of genuine Bhutanese Incense made by our fair trade producers in Bhutan, a specially designed dhoop incense holder with a big hole to fit pure Bhutanese incense plus 'tasting notes' describing the qualities of all our incenses. Perfect for novices and conisseurs alike! Our Gift Set No 1 contains the following genuine Bhutanese incenses;

Bhutanese Green Tara Incense

Revered more than any of the other great Goddesses of the Buddhist pantheon, Green Tara embodies Love, Compassion & Wisdom. She is the archetypal mother, who responds with empathy, love and wisdom to the concerns and pleas of all her children. She cares about our everyday troubles, no prayer is too big or too small for her boundless love and compassion. Burn this incense as an offering to this benevolent Goddess and to invoke her compassion to help with daily concerns.

Our Bhutanese Green Tara Incense contains six natural fragrant herbs found only in the high Himalaya in Bhutan. These are then mixed with white sandalwood that originates in Southern India. Sandalwood is historically one of the most precious fragrant materials and has been used in incense production since ancient times.
Our Bhutanese Green Tara Incense is an ancient incense that is used to protect and purify the physical organs, it energises and clears the chakras and balances the mind. It is used in meditation and spirtual development. It is prepared by an experienced Bhutanese Doctor following procedures laid down in the
Tibetan Medical Book.

Blue Bhutanese Medicine Buddha Incense

Our Bhutanese Medicine Buddha Incense is especially rich in white sandalwood which orginates from Southern India. Sandalwood is historically one of the most precious fragrant materials and has been used in incense since ancient times.
It clears the mind, promotes mental agility and reduces stress and depressive thoughts. Our Bhutanese Incense mixes Sandalwood with special Himalayan Herbs only found in the High Himalaya in Bhutan.

It is used in meditation to balance the mind and purify the air and remove negative energy.

Red Bhutanese Om Made Padme Hoong Incense

Our Bhutanese Om Made Padme Hoong Incense is a special incense used in Meditation by Tibetan & Bhutanese Buddhist Monks.
It is said to purify the physical organs, energise and clean the Chakras and balance the mind to promote Meditation.
Our Bhutanese Incense mixes Sandalwood with special Himalayan Herbs only found in the High Himalaya in Bhutan. All the naturals are 100% natural and non toxic.
It is used in meditation to balance the mind and purify the air and remove negative energy. Each packet contains approx 21 sticks and each is approx 20 cm long and will burn for 30 to 40 mins in a still room.

Bhutanese Pure Sandalwood Incense.

Our Bhutanese Pure Sandalwood Incense is especially rich in white sandalwood which orginates from Southern India. Sandalwood is historically one of the most precious fragrant materials and has been used in incense since ancient times.

It clears the mind, promotes mental agility and reduces stress and depressive thoughts. Our Bhutanese Incense mixes Sandalwood with special Himalayan Herbs only found in the High Himalaya in Bhutan.
It is used in meditation to balance the mind and purify the air and remove negative energy.

Turquoise Bhutanese Himalayan Juniper Incense

Our Bhutanese Himalayan Juniper Incense is a natural healing incense, juniper is a natural antibiotic, it freshens the air and the mind.
The Juniper grows wild in the lush forests of Bhutan. Our Bhutanese Incense mixes Sandalwood with Juiper and over 100 special Himalayan Herbs only found in the High Himalaya in Bhutan.
It is made by an experienced Bhutanese Doctor following the procedures laid down in the Tibetan Medical Book.
It clears the mind, promotes mental agility and reduces stress and depressive thoughts and is helpful in meditation by aiding concentration whilst promoting mental and physical concentration and removing negative energy.
Each packet contains approx 21 sticks and each is approx 20 cm long and will burn for 30 to 40 mins in a still room.

Bhutanese Incense Holder

Bhutanese Incense is a Dhoop incense which means that it is solid incense, it does not have a bamboo stick so you need a special dhoop incense holder with a bigger hole.
The large hole in the middle is the right size to take sticks of Bhutanese incense whilst the small holes around the outside take normal agarbatti incense such as Nag Champa. They are hand made by our Tibetan Producers in Kathmandu.

Fair Traded by One World is Enough

All our products are fair traded by us, One World is Enough. We work directly with our incense makers who are all small family based businesses living high up in the HImalaya. Becoming an incense maker requires a lot of knowledge of all the aromatic herbs and compounds that goes into Bhutanese incense. The exact recipes for the individual incenses are a closely guarded secret and are passed down from father to son, and no two family businesses will make exactly the same incense.

If we are out of stock of a particular incense we will substitute it with another equally excellent Bhutanese Incense.