The Bönpo flat bell is called sil nyen or shang. When also using a drum, it is held in the left hand. When only using the bell, it is held in the right hand. When used, it is never held so that it hangs facing completely downward and when setting it down, it is always placed upwards, as shown in the photo above.
Category Archives: Prayer and Ritual
Sacred Sound of the Bönpo Flat Bell
An Offering of Beauty
An offering goddess made of butter decorates an offering torma. (Photo credit: Unknown)
Sacred Stones
Stones carved with the mantra OM MA TRI MU YE SA LE DU bless the landscape in Dolpo, Nepal.
Touching History
An old text from Dolpo, Nepal written in gold. Photo credit: Unknown.
Sacred Music
A monk plays the cymbals during a ritual at the Yungdrung Bon monastery of Triten Norbutse near Kathmandu, Nepal
Nine Ways 