Monday 10 November 2014

Meditating Tara Buddha

Meditating Tara Buddha
Meditating Tara Buddha
Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Tib. སྒྲོལ་མ, Drolma) or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma (Tibetan language:rje btsun sgrol ma) in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.

Green Tārā, (Syamatara) known as the Buddha of enlightened activity. She is the female aspect of Avalokiteśvara. Tārā is also known as a saviouress, as a heavenly deity who hears the cries of beings
experiencing misery in saṃsāra.

 She is the protectress of navigation and earthly travel, as well as of spiritual travel along the path to enlightenment. As the statue of tara buddha is in meditating posture. It brings in more positivity in the house. So you can use it as a gift item to gift it to your loved ones so that her positivity brings positivity in their life.

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Manjira

The manjïrà (manjeera) is a traditional percussion instrument of Indian Culture. In its simplest form, it is a pair of small hand cymbals. It is also known as manjeera, taal, jalra, khartàl or kartàl, Gini (ଗିନି).


Manjira
Manjira




They often accompany folk or devotional music. It is used in various religious ceremonies of India, especially bhajans. The manjira is an ancient instrument. Pictures of it have been found in temples dating back to the earliest times.

Manjira are usually made of bronze, brass, copper zinc or Bell metal and connected with a copper cord which passes through holes in their center. They produce a rhythmic tinkling sound when struck together. The sound's pitch varies according to their size, weight and the material of their construction. A player can also adjust the timbre by varying the point of contact while playing.
Larger version of majira, Taal.

The manjira can also consist of a wooden frame with two long, straight handles that connect to each other with two short wooden handles; the open space between the long handles has a wooden separator that separates two rows of three brass cymbal. There are also small cymbals fixed into wood blocks forming another type of instrument also known as Kartal.




Kartal
Kartal


They are also use as the istruments to disintegrate the negative energies around you. Basically manjira is played in the aarti of Indian Gods & Goddesses for devotional music.

Manjira in Tibetan style is known as tingsha which is a small for majira. These cymbals used in prayer and rituals by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. Two cymbals are joined together by a leather strap or cotton string. Manjira is mainly made of brass metal, but antique style cymbals are made from special bronze alloys that produce harmonic overtones. Though Manjira is a small metal instrument, but it produces a sweet tinkling sound when struck together.