Hand Carved Fine Quality 4" Tibetan Singing Healing Meditation Bowl Frm Nepal

4" Four Metal Hand Carving Color Singing Bowl

Tibetan Singing / Healing / Meditation Bowl -  Handmade From Nepal

Singing bowls(also known as Tibetan Singing Bowls, Healing Bowls or   Himalayan Bowls) are type of bell, specifically classified as a standing   bell. Rather than hanging inverted or attached to a handle, singing   bowls sit with the bottom surface resting. The sides and rim of singing   bowls vibrate to produce sound characterized by a fundamental   frequency(first harmonic) and usually two audible harmonic   overtones(second and third harmonic).        Singing bowls are used worldwide for meditation, music, relaxation, and   personal well-being. They are used by a wide range of professionals,   including health professionals, school teachers, musicians and spiritual   teachers. Singing bowls are used in health care by sound healers,   psychotherapists, massage therapists, cancer specialists, stress and   meditation specialists. They are used to help treat cancer patients and   also for post traumatic stress disorder. They are popular in classrooms   to help facilitate group activities and focus students' attention.   Singing bowls were historically made throughout Asia, especially Nepal,   China and Japan. They are closely related to decorative bells made along   the silk road from the Near East to Western Asia. Today they are made in   Nepal, India, Japan and Korea.

In Tibetan Buddhist practice, singing bowls are used as a signal to   begin and end periods of silent meditation. Some practitioners, for   example, Chinese Buddhists use the singing bowl to accompany the wooden   fish during chanting, striking it when a particular phrase is chanted.   In Japan and Vietnam, singing bowls are similarly used during chanting   and may also mark the passage of time or signal a change in activity,   for example changing from sitting to walking meditation. In Japan,   singing bowls are used in traditional funeral rites and ancestor   worship. Every Japanese temple holds a singing bowl. Singing bowls are   found on altars and in meditation rooms worldwide. The oral and written   traditions from the Himalayan region are vast and largely unknown in the   West. It is unknown whether there are any traditional texts about   singing bowls. All known references to them are strictly modern.   However, a few pieces of art dating from several centuries ago depict   singing bowls in detail, including Tibetan paintings and statues. Some   Tibetan Rinpoches and monks use singing bowls in monasteries and   meditation centers today.       Singing bowls from at least the 15th century are found in private   collections. The tradition may date significantly earlier since bronze   has been used to make musical instruments for thousands of years. Bronze   bells from Asia have been discovered as early as the 8th–10th century   BC and singing bowls are thought to go back in the Himalayas to the   10th-12th century AD (Feinstein, 2011).

Singing bowls are played by striking the rim of the bowl with a padded   mallet. They can also be played by the friction of rubbing a wood,   plastic, or leather wrapped mallet around the rim of the bowl to   emphasize the harmonic overtones and a continuous 'singing' sound.   Singing bowls produce a unique sound and also physical vibration that   can be felt. Both antique(old) and new bowls are widely used and aid to   meditation. the are also used in yoga, music therapy, sound healing,   religious services, performance and personal enjoyment.

About this Ritual Item

This beautiful Singing Bowl is made from mixture of different four metals which is hand carved and colored and tested for the quality of the sound it produces. The singing bowl comes with a wooden stick(mallet) to make the sound, a cushion   to place the singing bowl and a paper case to store it while not in use.   This beautiful Singing Bowl is crafted by the master artisans of Patan,   Nepal.

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