Shang (bell)
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The shang (Wylie: gchang) is a Tibetan ritual upturned flat handbell employed by Bonpos and shamans.
Description[edit]
Shang range in size from approximately three to 20 inches in diameter. They are traditionally believed to originate in Zhangzhung and are symbolically similar to the dril bu or ghanta.
Shang are traditionally consecrated and made of sophisticated metallic alloy.