Cymbals with OMPH mantra - Tingsha

Cymbals decorated with the mantra Om mani padme hum.

This is the mantra of compassion, purification, and the balancing of masculine energy of method and feminine energy of wisdom.

Tingsha (or cymbals) are used as musical offerings in spiritual practices and during meditation practice, at regular intervals, to maintain concentration. "Musical offerings" are common during pujas (prayer rituals) when various instruments are used: bells, drums, cymbals, and horns.

Musical offerings are very common in numerous Tibetan and Hindu Buddhist rituals. Today they are used by both monks and laypeople. They are used with Feng Shui, meditation, and healing therapies.

Material: Brass

Size: 6.7 cm

How to use the cymbals

Strike the cymbals simultaneously and a high, beautiful, and clear note will emerge, which will remain in the air and then create an extraordinary silence. The bright tone of the cymbals has an immediate resonance in the human heart. Their purpose is to call us back to awareness, to remind us who we are, and to make us recognize our priorities in this often turbulent and illusory world. When they are suspended horizontally and struck simultaneously, it seems that a pleasant sound wave oscillates between them, as they reverberate a high frequency, and thus create an impressive symphony of enchanting sounds.

The cymbals and Feng Shui

The cymbals are also used in Feng Shui to clear the energy present in a room and "open" it by playing them in the four corners of the room. An excellent way to reset negative energy when it is not possible to use smudge.

The cymbals and healing sound

Healing sounds and the balancing of aura fields are also used to define the beginning and end of a meditation period. Some say that the use of cymbals is like a call. It brings us back to the here and now.

How to store the cymbals

As with many other ritual objects, when not in use it is recommended to wrap them in a cloth or store them in the special two-compartment brocade case.

The decoration

The casting may include a decoration on the outer surfaces - usually depicting dragons, the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" or the eight Tibetan auspicious symbols. However, they can also be simply plain, shining entirely thanks to the beauty of their sound.

The composition

Each cymbal is individually cast in sand molds and made mainly of brass (a metal alloy composed mainly of copper and zinc) or bronze (mainly an alloy of copper and tin). They both sound magnificently, but bronze cymbals produce an even more powerful harmonic resonance that vibrates even more deeply through every fiber of your soul.