New stuff!

We just received a new shipment of black singing bowls. These black singing bowls come in a range of sizes, from 4.5 inches to 8 inches. Each of these bowls were handmade in Nepal, but these are cast bowls. The gold designs painted on both sides of the bowls were painted by hand. All of these singing bowls are weighted on the inside, which helps them sound more resonant and they are also less likely to tip over.

Here is our 5.5 inch black singing bowl. This singing bowl is made from copper.



Notice the om mani padme hum mantra is written around the outside of the singing bowl. This mantra literally means, 'hail to the jewel in the lotus." This mantra is the mantra of the Goddess of compassion, Avilokiteshvara. This is a snippet of the Dalai Lama's explanation of the mantra, "...the six syllables, om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha[...]" This basically means that by meditating on the mantra, you can gradually become more pure and on your way to enlightenment. This is a very popular mantra in Tibet and Nepal, and it is written on most items from Tibet, such as Tibetan jewelry, prayer wheels, and singing bowls.

Here is a photo of the bottom of the singing bowl. This photo shows the Buddha eyes symbol on the bottom. The bottoms of the bowls vary, but they are always one of the eight auspicious symbols.



Anyway- check out our new black singing bowls, we have a wide range of sizes for every taste.