spyan gzigs

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presents, costly offerings to the gods, wild animals or food presented to a noble person, objects pleasing to sight, yaks & sheep which are dressed up & decorated and brought near the altar as symbolic offerings in a rite like bsang [JV]

to look [at]. (h). wrathful bskong rdzas; expensive gift to lamas, deities [RY]

1) in park etc ltad mo blta rgyur bzhag pa'i kind of srog chags; 2) pleasing to (his eye; 3) look [at] [h]; 4) wrathful bskong rdzas in protector temple etc offering substance implement [IW]

1) impressive present, impressive gift; 2) visually appealing present, visually appealing gift; 3) visually pleasing gift, visually pleasing present; 4) costly present, costly gift; 5) symbolic gift, symbolic present; 6) decorative gift, decorative present; 7) appealing gift, appealing present); 8) pleasing gift, pleasing present; 9) gift, present. Generally, a kind of symbolic or decorative offering to a lama or deity, usually one that is intended to be impressive or pleasing. Hence "pleasing gift" and the like may be the most accurate in many cases. [Erick Tsiknopoulos]