fascinating and mystical ritual chöd drum beautifully decorated with colourful tassel and fringes which produces a perfect balanced sound. Easy to roll up and store in the accompanying brocade cover. Excellent quality wooden ritual drum with leather cover. The exact pitch and sound of the drum varies depending on conditions of dampness temperature and so on. played slowly and methodically the droning of the drum accompanies the haunting melodies and chants of the buddhist chöd ritual as of which are accompaniments for the inner meditations and visualisations that are at the heart of this spiritual practice. symbolism of the damaru the sound of the damaru is viewed as a symbol of emptiness or shunyata. The two drums joined together represents relative and ultimate bodhicitta. The shape of the damaru takes its roots in ancient india - where one side of the drum is seen to represent the male energy of method and the other represents the female creative energy of wisdom. in tantric buddhist rituals the damaru instructs us and reminds us of impermanence as the sound summons forth the female deities called dakinis. Another interpretation of the sound of the damaru suggests that the drum depicts the powers of the rhythm of the heart beat. in hinduism especially by shiva devotees it is believed that the beating of the damaru by shiva produced the very first sound (nada). This first sound was made in the void of nothingness. Shiva began his dance of creation to the rhythm of the damaru. From his dance the world came into being. about the product excellent quality ritual drum that produces a perfectly balanced sound. easy to roll up and store in the accompanying brocade cover. the exact pitch and sound will vary depending on conditions such as humidity temperature etc. the drum is made of acacia wood and covered with goatskin.
