 Monks playing gyalings at Spituk monastery, near Leh, Ladakh, India | |
| Classification | Double reed |
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The gyaling (Tibetan: རྒྱ་གླིང་།, Wylie: rgya gling, English: also spelled gya ling, gya-ling, jahlin, jah-lin, jahling, jah-ling, rgya-gling etc.), literally "Indian trumpet", is a traditional woodwind instrument used in Tibet. As its name indicates, it is the Chinese double reed Suona horn (much like the Iranian sorna) used mainly in Tibetan monasteries during puja (chanting and prayer) and is associated with peaceful deities and the idea of devotion.[1]
- ^ Kunga Sonam Dronma. "The Vajrakilaya Puja of the Khon Lineage". www.hhthesakyatrizin.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.