TRACES of
COMPASSION
OUR STORY
Editions Alaya weaves scent, art and Buddhist philosophy to illuminate what often goes unnoticed in daily life.
“As you breathe in, cherish yourself.
As you breathe out, cherish all beings.”
His holiness Dalai Lama XIV
Scent
of Lumen
When an Aquilaria tree is wounded, resin gathers as a scar —
a slow alchemy where pain becomes fragrance,
where darkness condenses into light.
Over years, Aquilaria rewrites its heartwood in aromatic resin, slow, localized, constellating in the grain. No two timbres alike; the aromatic profile shifts with species, age, wound history, climate.
Each resin carries its own story.
High-grade material is extremely rare, appearing unpredictably and only in minute quantities. Each incense is therefore finite by nature, not by design.
Scent
of LOTUS-BORN
Our Lotus - Born incense collection is a ritual selection crafted under the guidance of Rinpoche Chicheng Ruo Zhu and handmade by monks on the Tibetan Plateau.
Formulated in the name of Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born master, each stick contains a lineage-preserved blend of more than fifty Himalayan herbs, woods, and resins, hand-gathered from high-altitude regions. The recipe follows ancient Vajrayana instructions and traditional Tibetan medical formulas passed down through generations.
Burned in monasteries, homes, and retreat centers across Tibet, this incense is used to clear spaces, uplift the mind, remove obstacles, and support the well-being of all beings.
Each purchase supports the preservation of Tibetan cultural heritage and the well-being of monastic and local communities in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.