Thoenga, Thoe-nga: 1 definition
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Thoenga 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: DrumsThoenga (ཐོད་རྔ་) refers to skull drums, representing a type of traditional Bhutanese drum (nga).—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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