The Dolchok is a ceremony of profound peace and reconciliation, traditionally performed to restore harmony between people, within families, or in households that have experienced conflict or disharmony. The name evokes settling—bringing turbulent energies to calm and stability.
The ceremony involves deity invocations, long-life prayers, and elaborate offerings designed to appease disturbed energies. It is valued when relationships are strained, when a space feels unsettled, or when a community wishes to re-establish peace after conflict or loss.
Monks work from Nyingma liturgical texts. The ceremonial practice is said to create an atmosphere of peace felt by those present and to benefit the wider environment.
Dolchok is requested for homes, businesses, and community spaces, and for individuals facing interpersonal conflict. It is also performed after funerals to settle the atmosphere and comfort mourners.
Purpose: Peace, harmony, environmental blessing.
Duration: Half day.