The Field of Merit – the objects that act as the focus for our spiritual practice – visualized during the practice of Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa. In the centre is Lama Losang Tubwang Dorjechang, the special manifestation of Je Tsongkhapa inseparable from our root Spiritual Guide, Buddha Shakyamuni and Buddha Vajradhara. Above to his right are lineage Gurus of the vast path, or Buddha’s teachings that emphasise compassion; above to his left are lineage Gurus of the profound path, or Buddha’s teachings that emphasise wisdom; above are lineage Gurus of the Tantric teachings; and below in descending order are the Deities of the four classes of Tantra, Buddhas of Sutra, Bodhisattvas, Solitary Realizers, Hearer Foe-destroyers, Heroes and Heroines, and Dharma Protectors. A full explanation of this visualization and the practice of Offering to the Spiritual Guide can be found in Great Treasury of Merit.