Nepali Singing Bowls

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Although the singing bowls are famously termed as Tibetan Singing bowls, it is also to a lesser extent, known as Nepali singing bowls. They can be otherwise termed as Himalayan singing bowls. Nepali singing bowls are rather popular for their unique designs and use of metals in their construction. The Nepali singing bowls are found in abundance in local shops around the capital, Kathmandu. Singing bowls produced in Nepal have in a way made their way to the west with a keen interest among the westerners.

As with other singing bowls, Nepali singing bowls have been able to make its own niche; which is not just as a musical instrument but also more often as an effective tool for meditation and sound healing. The friction of rubbing a wooden plays these singing bowls, plastic or leather wrapped mallet around the rim of the bowl giving out the overtones and the singing sound. Buddhists around the globe adore Nepali singing bowls as the vibration produced by the instrument has given it an edge over other instruments for the therapeutic and sound healing use.

The belief of the singing bowls’ origins in Tibet and that the singing bowls are found in all the places that the Tibetan immigrated is quite popular. On the contrary, the Devanagari scripts on some of the oldest singing bowls suggests otherwise; that the bowls had originated in Nepal. The people from the past had used singing bowls primarily for eating purposes but the resonance of the bowls have given them a new purpose in recent years. Most of the Nepali singing bowls are handmade and come in different sizes. These handmade Nepali singing bowls consists of several metals such as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin and lead to name a few. Some of them have variable compositions of these metals with depth, color and girth as the other factors for their unique sounds.

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The people around the world for its subtle but universal resonant appeal have revered the Nepali singing bowls. There are a lot of reasons to own a singing bowl as mentioned previously. Many meditation enthusiasts in the world adore plenty of Buddhist artifacts like Buddha statues and Nepali singing bowls aren’t different. The sound produced by these singing bowls enhances ones concentration levels and gives out a harmonic ambience to the surroundings, making them suitable for meditational purposes. In the same way, the Nepali singing bowls are famous for their healing capabilities. The therapeutic nature of the sounds produced by these bowls is believed to revitalize ones chakra, hence the name chakra singing bowls are given to them. Health benefits from the sounds include improved blood pressure, stress relieving, healings from pain and depression, better immunity and ease of pain caused by various diseases like cancer. The spiritual characteristics of sound produced by these singing bowls enhance ones ability to connect with their soul and enhance the humanity within them. Furthermore, the Nepali singing bowls hold enormous place in the religious ceremonies, chanting, sacred mantras and prayers in the Tibetan Buddhist community within and outside the country itself. The sound of the bowls also depends upon the composition as well as the age of them consequently the antique singing bowls from Nepal have had a greater demand with a high price among the antique collectors in the world.

The Nepali singing bowls also offer many variants depending upon their composition and raw materials. Alongside the regular metals, they also have some crystals in the composition. Thus the crystal singing bowls from Nepal also have as similar importance as their Tibetan counterparts.

The Himalayan nation of Nepal has housed thousands of Buddhist art across the centuries in its history. Singing bowls, albeit their short history as a popular Buddhist art, has carved its way as one of the most popular Buddhist arts alongside Buddha statues, Buddhist manuscripts and nepali shrines to name a few. The experiences of soothing and peaceful sound from these nepali singing bowls can be deeply aiding to the Buddhist followers and many meditation enthusiasts. These instruments have been known to be in demand due to their unique characteristics. Where to find them? You need not worry as you can buy Nepali Singing bowls from our online singing bowl shop for your meditational use or even as a gift for your loved ones.