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TIBETAN BUDDHIST TINGSHA SET (Ting 01)
Price: £70 (including postage Worldwide)
(Tibetan: Ting-shags)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Diameter: 59mm (2.3 inches approx)
A set of Shaman's or Buddhist small ritual cymbals.
Tingsha are used in Tibetan Buddhism as part of specific rituals, very often associated with food and food offerings, where they are rung to summon 'the hungry ghosts'.
They are also used by some Tuvan and Mongolian shamans, who ring them while calling to their spirits and the powers of creation.
This is a nice, well made, old, plain set - often the sort that serious practitioners prefer.
They have a good sound.
TIBETAN BUDDHIST TINGSHA SET (Ting 02)
Price: £75 (including postage Worldwide)
(Tibetan: Ting-shags)
Origin: Western or Northern China, Mongolia, Tibet or Nepal
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Diameter: 73mm (2.9 inches approx)
A set of Shaman's or Buddhist small ritual cymbals.
Tingsha are used in Tibetan Buddhism as part of specific rituals, very often associated with food and food offerings, where they are rung to summon 'the hungry ghosts'.
They are also used by some Tuvan and Mongolian shamans, who ring them while calling to their spirits and the powers of creation.
This is a very nice, well made, old set with Chinese long-life symbols around the edge and the empowerment mantra Om Ah Hung underneath.
They have a good sound.
TIBETAN BUDDHIST TINGSHA SET (Ting 03)
Price: £110 (including postage Worldwide)
(Tibetan: Ting-shags)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 100 - 400 years approx
Diameter: 60mm (2.3 inches approx)
A very old set of Shaman's or Buddhist small ritual cymbals.
Tingsha are used in Tibetan Buddhism as part of specific rituals, very often associated with food and food offerings, where they are rung to summon 'the hungry ghosts'.
They are also used by some Tuvan and Mongolian shamans, who ring them while calling to their spirits and the powers of creation.
This is a very rare old village cast set - old sets like this are very hard to find. They have holes in each side as they were often used as money - traded crom Tibet to Nepal and back again. It is possible that these have been used as money or trade items at some point in their history.
They are plain and hand cast with a delightful bumpy hand made quality to them and a nice patina from use. The are strung on a length of raw silk material which is much newer than the cymbals.
They have a bright sound.
SHAMAN'S BELL AND IRON CHAIN SET (shaman's Bells 01)
Price: £140 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Chain Length: 1095mm (43inches approx)
Bell Width: 38mm (1.5 inches approx)
A nice, heavy and loud set of shaman's bells from nepal. Nepali shamans wear such bell sets around their neck or shoulders and the bells jingle loudly when the shaman dances or performs ceremony. They are an important part of a shamans ritual costume.
This set contains fourteen bells fixed to a simple iron chain..
Shaman's bell and chain sets are often not easy to find, and this is a nice example of one.
(Nepali Shaman with bells)
QUARTZ CRYSTAL - ROCK CRYSTAL BUDDHIST DORJE (Item No. Dorje 01)
Price: £90 (including postage Worldwide)
(Sanskrit: Vajra - Tibetan: Dorje)
Origin: Nepal
Age: unknown
Length: 93mm (3.7 inches approx)
Well carved quartz dorje.
Rock Crystal has been used in Tibetan Buddhism for many centuries as a symbol of emptiness, and so for a long time hand carved crystal objects have been used as sacred objects. This is probably a more recently made dorje and was probably not done by hand, but it is, none the less, a splendid rock crystal object that would be suitable for putting on an altar or using in ceremony.
For more information about bells and dorjes please read the article about the ritual objects of Tibetan Tantra on the articles page of this website.
BUDDHIST DORJE (Item No. Dorje 02)
Price: £95 (including postage Worldwide)
(Sanskrit: Vajra - Tibetan: Dorje)
Origin: Tibet or Northern Nepal
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Length: 125mm (4.9 inches approx)
Nice, old, well cast 9 prong dorje.
The dorje is dirty with nice patina from use. It has a stip of old red cloth wraped around the middle and has traces of red tika offering powder in grooves in the casting.
A very nice, heavy, old brass dorje - which would be excellent to use as a ritual object or added to a collection.
For more information about bells and dorjes please read the article about the ritual objects of Tibetan Tantra on the articles page of this website.
SHAMAN'S JINGLE CONES - (Item No. Jingle Cones 01)
Price: £17.50 each (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: Recently made
Length: 82mm (3.3 inches approx)
A set of three, hand-made, iron, shaman's jingle cones, fixed on an iron ring.
Jingles like this are used all over Siberia and Mongolia, and even appear on some Nepalese shamans objects. They are often tied to costumes, drums and other objects.
I have managed to obtain a larger quantity of recently made cones from another source to the ones I had, and at a lower price. These cones are hand made by a Mongolian shaman, who also does metal work, called Budzana who lives close to Ulaanbaatar.
Numbers are limited - I do not know if I will be able to get any more once they have sold out.
Currently in stock - 40 sets.
(Metal jingle cones, a tiger bell, and other items tied onto an Evenk shaman's costume)
'TIGER BELLS
LARGE 'TIGER BELLS' - (Item No. Tiger Bell 001)
Origin: Tibet
Age: New
Length: 34mm (1.25 inches approx)
Width: 26mm (1 inch approx)
Price: £3.75 each or 5 Bells for £16 (including postage worldwide)
MEDIUM 'TIGER BELLS' - (Item No. Tiger Bell 002)
Origin: Tibet
Age: New
Length: 20mm (0.75 inches approx)
Width: 16mm (0.6 inch approx)
Price: £2.75 each or 5 Bells for £13 (including postage worldwide)
SMALL 'TIGER BELLS' - (Item No. Tiger Bell 003)
Origin: Tibet
Age: New
Length: 16mm (0.6 inches approx)
Width: 13mm (0.5 inch approx)
Price: £1.50 each or 5 Bells for £7 (including postage worldwide)
Found all over Asia from the South right up to Siberia these brass bells are always associated with shamanism, protection and magic. Designs of the bells vary over time and region, but these are fairly typical bells.
Prized by Siberian shamans who often wear them sown onto their coats, in other cultures they are tied to children's ankles as protective charms, tied to drums and worn around the neck.
They have been made for centuries and although are not easy to find are still being made.
They have a loud sound.
MEDITATION BOWL GONG (Item No. Bowl 01)
Price: £18 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Nepal, Tibet or China
Age unknown, but probably fairly recently made
Diameter: 98mm (4 inches approx)
Bowl-gong with fairly thick metal and with a good sound when struck, it is an attractive looking small bowl.
MEDITATION BOWL GONG (Item No. Bowl 02)
Price: £28 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Nepal, Tibet or China
Age unknown, but probably fairly recently made
Diameter: 125mm (5 inches approx)
Bowl-gong with fairly thick metal and with a good sound when struck. An attractive looking bowl.
MEDITATION BOWL GONG (Item No. Bowl 03)
Price: £28 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Nepal, Tibet or China
Age unknown, but probably fairly recently made
Diameter: 125mm (5 inches approx)
Bowl-gong with fairly thick metal and with a good sound when struck. An attractive looking bowl.
MEDITATION BOWL GONG (Item No. Bowl 05)
Price: £28 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Nepal, Tibet or China
Age unknown but probably fairly recently made
Diameter: 153mm (6 inches approx)
Bowl-gong with fairly thick metal and with a good sound when struck. An attractive looking bowl. Complete with stick.
MEDITATION BOWL GONG (Item No. Bowl 06)
Price: £28 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Nepal, Tibet or China
Age unknown but probably fairly recently made
Diameter: 153mm (6 inches approx)
Bowl-gong with fairly thick metal and with a good sound when struck. An attractive looking bowl. Complete with stick.
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