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Damaru

A damaru (Sanskrit: डमरु, IAST: ḍamaru; Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ་ or རྔ་ཆུང) is a small two-headed drum used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damaru is known as the instrument of the Hindu deity Shiva, associated with Tantric traditions. It is said to be created by Shiva to produce spiritual sounds by which the whole universe has been created and…

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VajrayanaCalvariumRinpochesChant mastersRadung
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Indian subcontinentShiva SutraTandavaKosambiPrayagraj district
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SanskritIASTTibetanDrumHinduism
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Hornbostel–Sachs classification
212.241 (Membranophone. Individual hourglass-shaped rattle vi drums (under revised Hornbostel Sachs classifications))

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Damaru

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Triples55
Avg. degree1.94
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related to Skull damaru · 13
Damaru → After, For, India, Inside, Nepal, One, Rinpoches, The, These, Tibetan, Today, Usually, Vajrayana
related to Damaru-coinage of Kosambi · 8
Damaru → All, In, Kosambi, Many Indian, Mauryan, National Museum, Prayagraj, Their
related to Chöd drum · 7
Damaru → Chöd, It, Made, The, The Chöd, Usually, With
related to In Hinduism · 7
Damaru → Hindu, Indian, It, Sanskrit, Shiva, Shiva Sutra, The
related to In Tibetan Buddhism · 7
Damaru → Himalayas, In, India, These, Tibet, Tibetan Buddhist, Vajrayana
related to Description · 5
Damaru → As, It, Its, Knots, The
related to Chöpen · 4
Damaru → On, The, These, They
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Damaru → 212.241 (Membranophone. Individual hourglass-shaped rattle vi drums (under revised Hornbostel Sachs classifications))
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Damaru → a collection of sacred implements and musical instrument was adopted from the tantric practices of ancient India
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drum used tibetan made tantric shiva hinduism instrument buddhism chöd leather india traditionally small practices chöpen also kosambi mantras skins

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DamaruHornbostel–Sachs classification212.241 (Membranophone. Individual hourglass-shaped rattle vi drums (under revised Hornbostel Sachs classifications))1.00infobox
Damarupart ofa collection of sacred implements and musical instrument was adopted from the tantric practices of ancient India0.85text
the Mindroling Handbookinstance ofas prescribed in technical literature0.80text
Damarurelated to Chöd drumThe Chöd0.60section
Damarurelated to Chöd drumIt0.60section
Damarurelated to Chöd drumChöd0.60section
Damarurelated to Chöd drumWith0.60section
Damarurelated to Chöd drumMade0.60section
Damarurelated to Chöd drumUsually0.60section
Damarurelated to Chöd drumThe0.60section
Damarurelated to ChöpenThe0.60section
Damarurelated to ChöpenThey0.60section

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