Buy Mystic Ritual Chod Drum + Yellow Cover

Fascinating and mystical ritual Chod drum, decorated with colorful tassels and fringes. Easy to roll up and store in the accompanying brocade cover. Excellent quality ritual drum that produces a perfectly balanced sound. The exact pitch and sound will vary depending on conditions such as humidity, temperature etc.

Played slowly and methodically, the thumping of this drum accompanies the enchanting melodies and chants of Buddhist Chöd ritual, aiding the inner meditations and visualizations that form the core of this spiritual practice.

Symbolism of the Ritual Drum

In Buddhist philosophy, sound is considered a symbol of emptiness, shunyata. The shape of the damaru has its origins in ancient India – where one side of the drum represents the male energy, and the other the female creative energy. The two sides of the drum combined represent the merging of relative and ultimate Bodhicitta, the complete enlightenment spirit.

In the Tantric Buddhist Chod ritual, the drum instructs and reminds us of impermanence, while the sound invokes the female goddesses, the Dakinis. Another interpretation of the sound is that the drum represents the power of the rhythm of the heartbeat.

In Hinduism, especially by Shiva followers, the beating of a ritual drum by Shiva is believed to have produced the very first sound (nada) ewe. This first sound was made in the void of nothingness. Shiva then began his creation dance to the rhythm of the drum. From his dance, the whole world came into being.