user14688: I am reading a transcript of a talk given by a Tibetan lama, and the word 'sur' is used.  What is it?  Does it have something to do with food offering?

user14650: sur = burnt food offering (Wylie transliteration = bsur). See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_offering

14688: <p>I am reading a transcript of a talk given by a Tibetan lama, and the word 'sur' is used.  What is it?  Does it have something to do with food offering?</p>
 14650: <p>sur = burnt food offering (Wylie transliteration = bsur). See
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_offering" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_offering</a></p>
