Prayer To The Beat Of The Drum "Tibetan Baja""
The Tibetan Damaru is a small two sided hand drum that has a leather string tied over the narrow middle part of it. It also contains some wooden or bone ends that makes rattling sounds on the drum's membranes when it is played. This small musical instrument has two sides separated from each other by a thin structure that is somewhat like a neck, symbolizing two different states of existence known as the unamani fest and the manifest.
Like any other drum, the Tibetan Damaru has a resonator measuring at around four to ten inches in length and around three to eight inches in diameter. The resonators attached to the Tibetan Damaru are tied together with cords allowing the production of a rattling sound.
A typical Tibetan Damaru may have one or two strings attached to it with a small ball or bead that make a rattling sound when it is rotated rapidly in an alternate direction. In the earlier times, it was said that this type of drum is often carried by Lord Shiva and his various manifestations.
The Tibetan Damaru has a very strong cultural association in Buddhism and also in the religion of Hinduism. In Buddhism this drum is used in different ritual ceremonies, used by monks in the Buddhist Monastery. In Tantric Buddhist rituals in that are practiced in Tibet and Nepal, the damaru is the one that instructs and reminds about impermanence as the sound it makes call on the female deities more known as Dakini. It marks the time to celebrate the triumph over misery that is achieved by practice of the hidden arts of the Unexcelled Yoga Tantras. Also, the damaru serves as a ritual drum that is played by played by tantriks when performing their ceremonial prayers.
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