{"product_id":"bone-carved-kangling","title":"Vintage Tibetan Buddhist carved yak bone kangling","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe word ‘kangling’ literally translates as ‘legflute’. It is the Tibetan name for a trumpet or horn originally made out of a human tibia or femur. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eKanglings are used in tantric buddhist rituals such as the chöd ritual or during funeral ceremonies. In chöd rituals the kangling, often paired with the damaru-drum and bell, is played as an act of compassion for the hungry spirits; playing the kangling calls them in to the ritual space where the practitioner visualizes to symbolically offer them his own body, so that they can satisfy their hunger and thus relieve their sufferings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFor the practitioner this is a practice in compassion, but also, i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003en the placing of another person’s legbone to your mouth, there’s of course a powerful reminder of one’s own mortality and place in the foodchain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e It's a powerful practice in cutting through the bonds with one's own ego and the identification with the physical body. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNowadays, kanglings are mostly made from different materials such as wood, resin or yak bone. The kangling here in our shop is made from yak bone and is thus a very close resemblance to the ones made from human bone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kangling is really beautiful in appearance. The yak bone has been carved all over with intricate decorations. The top area shows a depiction of a six-armed Mahakala, one of the most popular manifestations of Mahakala in Tibetan Buddhism. The lower area shows a Makara, a mythical watermonster very often depicted on buddhist ritual attributes, symbolizing fierce activity and transformative power. The bone has further been adorned with wrappings of a silver colored metal alloy, decorated with repoussé-technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttached to the kangling is a brocade banner in the typical Tibetan Buddhist style. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis typical style of fabric usage can be found in many different applications in Himalayan regions; as a small banner attached to amulets or ritual attributes such as this kangling, but also in much bigger items such as the meters-long \"shambu\" wall decorations or the high \"chukor\" ceiling hangings in temples and monasteries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe multi-colored, shiny and elaborate applique banner represents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ethe auspicious blessings of the jewels of the dharma being sent forth as multi-colored rainbow light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes; length of this kangling is approximately 35 centimeters. Weight is 372 grams. From vintage origin, but overall in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly one available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seawolf Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56911929213259,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/7101\/7547\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_66c820cd-2ca4-4991-9ce2-5feca5e02f0c.jpg?v=1775209627","url":"https:\/\/seawolfshop.com\/products\/bone-carved-kangling","provider":"Seawolf Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}