5 Piece 9" Mantra Carved Himalayan Singing Bowls5 piece 9" Handmade Himalayan Singing bowls. Comes with a silk cushion and a suede Mallet In Buddhist practice, singing bowls are used as a support for meditation, trance induction and prayer. For example, Chinese Buddhists use the singing bowl to accompany the wooden fish during chanting, striking it when a particular phrase in a sutra, mantra or hymn is sung. In Japan and Vietnam, singing bowls are similarly used during chanting and may also mark