White Tara — figure of long life and compassion
The interior shows White Tara seated on a multicoloured lotus throne, in her serene, youthful form. She holds a blooming lotus (utpala) in her left hand, while her right rests in the gesture of supreme generosity. Her seven eyes — on her face, palms and soles — are indicated delicately through the painting and emphasise vigilance and compassionate awareness. The inner wall carries the Eight Auspicious Symbols in medallions, with cloud motifs, lotus, endless knots and dharma wheels between them. The outside of the bowl is covered with cloud and wave motifs, circular mantra panels and ornamental borders. The underside features a large concentric geometric mandala composed of repeated triangular petals, surrounded by flame motifs and multi-ring mantra inscriptions.
The sound of the bronze bowl
The bowl is made of a bronze alloy of copper, tin and trace amounts of other metals. This alloy gives the bowl its rich, sustained tone. It is shaped through hand-hammering: metal discs are heated, stacked and hammered by experienced artisans until the final form emerges. In each bowl you receive a hand-shaped piece with its own individual size and sound. Because of the larger size, the tone is deeper and fuller than that of smaller bowls — making it particularly well suited to healing and restorative sound work.
Size and use
The bowl is 29-32 cm in diameter and weighs around 2500-3300 g. This is a larger bowl with a deeper fundamental tone — particularly recommended for healing sound practice, sound therapy and intensive meditation sessions. Hand-made bowls are sorted by weight, so the diameter is an approximate indication. The White Tara image represents the themes of healing, protection and long life, so the bowl is particularly well suited to meditations on clarity, calm attention and restoration.
The painting and etching process
The interior deity image and decorative elements are first etched with a high-powered laser, then carefully hand-painted by thanka artists. The interior therefore receives a unique, hand-made surface. The striker must be ordered separately — you can choose the type best suited to your purpose (a wooden striker gives a warmer, softer tone; a leather-covered striker gives a richer, deeper tone).