Lepnga, Lep-nga: 1 definition
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Lepnga means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Mandala Texts: Nga: DrumsLepnga (ལེབ་རྔ་) refers to the “flat” type of traditional Bhutanese drum (nga).— The most common traditional drums in Bhutan are the drums used for religious rituals so much so that most people think of these drums when the word nga or drum is used. They are roughly one metre in circumference, 12-15cm in thickness and beautifully decorated. There are two types of these ritual drums: one which is curvy bulging edge called burnga (འབུར་རྔ་) or protruding drum and one which has flat frames called lepnga (ལེབ་རྔ་) or flat drums.
The protruding drums (burnga) are often painted in gold and called sernga (གསེར་རྔ་) and used for general Buddhist rituals while the flat ones (i.e., lepnga) are painted with black background and skulls figures and called thoenga (ཐོད་རྔ་) or skull drums. They are used in rituals of wrathful Buddhas which require the tantric paraphernalia of skulls, bones, etc. to indicate the esoteric practice in charnel grounds. These ritual drums have a leg or long handle, which is often inserted in a heavy and sturdy drum holder or ngazung (རྔ་བཟུང་) made of wood. The handle and the holders are also sometimes beautifully carved.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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