Medium Tingsha

Experience the tranquility of meditation with the Medium Tingsha. This 2.5" x 1" Tingsha is a perfect tool for those seeking a peaceful and mindful lifestyle. Find your inner peace with our Medium Tingsha.  Tingsha are two small cymbals used in prayer and rituals by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. Two cymbals are joined together by a leather strap or chain. The cymbals are struck together producing a clear and high pitched tone. Typical sizes range from 2.5–4 inches in diameter. Tingsha are very thick and produce a unique long ringing tone. Antique tingsha were made from special bronze alloy that produce harmonic overtones. Antique tingsha are rare and quite expensive. Sometimes two cymbals that do not match are paired together. Single cymbals are often sold with a bone or piece of wood attached, so the instrument is still functional even though the mating cymbal has been lost. Tingsha are unique in form and function and distinctly different from Indian, Nepali, Chinese, Turkish or other cymbals. Today, tingsha are used along with singing bowls and other instruments in meditation, music and sound healing. Artists such as Karma Moffett and Perteson Meneses, Joseph Feinstein use multiple pairs of antique tingsha together to create a sonic tapestry effect. Traditionally, however, tingsha are used as part of specific Tibetan rituals, such as offerings to "hungry ghost." While they are commonly found today in musical recordings and yoga classes, their real function is as a religious ritual tool.