Antique Tibetan Thadobati Singing Bowl

This is a thadobati healing singing bowl. Thado or Thadobati singing bowl has special features as they have a flat bottom. These singing bowl are relatively deep as compare to other singing bowls. 

Singing Bowls also known as meditation chakra bowls, healing singing bowls or Himalayan singing bowls have been widely used since from the ancient times in Nepal and Tibet mostly by the Buddhist monks for meditation ,religious ceremonial music, traditional ritual offerings, for praying as praying bowls and as traditional musical instruments.

Comprised of the seven metals representing different planetary influences:

* Gold = the sun
* Silver = the moon
* Mercury = Mercury
* Copper = Venus
* Iron = Mars
* Tin = Jupiter
* Lead = Saturn

Singing bowls are used for meditation, sound therapy, healing, sound massage and more. Nowadays singing bowls are used for medical cures and treatment by the technique of sound therapy, sound massage as a tool for holistic healing, calm the nervous system and reviving brain functions and have successful results in the treatment.

How to play Singing bowl ?

1. Hold the bowl in the palm of either hand.
2. With the mallet, rub the outside rim in a circular motion. Keep an even pressure.
3. Gently increase the speed as the bowl begins to vibrate, and as the sound grows. It may help to tap the bowl to begin the vibration.
4. Or enjoy the exotic sound by just tapping the bowl.

This listing contains one ring cushion and a wooden mallet. 

Size: 6"/15 cm diameter X 3.1"/8 cm Height
Weight:  445 grams approx
Cushion Size: 4.8'
Mallet Size: 5.1"

Since these are handmade the products might have slight differences than showed on the picture.