These larger handbell and dorje sets have a deeper, as well as louder sound than the smaller bells. The handbells, or ghantas, can also be rung by rubbing around the rim in the same manner as with a singing bowl.
• Size: 9”
• Weight: 32 oz
• Material: Bell metal
The Ghanta, or "Drilbu" in Tibetan, is a ritual handbell symbolic of wisdom. Dorje is Tibetan for indestructible diamond scepter, and is symbolic of compassion. Together, the Ghanta and Dorje symbolize the perfect union of wisdom and compassion necessary to achieve enlightenment.
Traditionally they are used by monks, nuns, and lay people during various rituals and practices. Used together as a set, the Ghanta is held in the left hand and the Dorje in the right.
