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has gloss | eng: Dung-Dkar (; Lhasa dialect: [tʰúŋkar]) translated from Tibetan is literally “White Conch” (Tibetan-English Dharma Dictionary, 2003), and true to its name is formed from a white conch shell (It is also known as the “śaṅkha”, which is the Sanskrit word for the Conch Shell). It is heavily decorated with ornate patterns with inlaid metals such as bronze and tin and is topped with a bright bead, which is to represent good energy. |
lexicalization | eng: Dung dkar |
lexicalization | eng: Dung-Dkar |
instance of | e/Buddhist symbolism |
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Japanese | |
has gloss | jpn: トゥンカル(チベット語:དུང་དཀར་ dung dkar)はチベット語で「白い法螺貝」を意味する。梵語で法螺貝を意味するシャンカ()とも呼ばれる。白い法螺貝の上に鏤められた錫や青銅の象眼細工や良きエネルギーを表わす明色のビーズによって飾りがなされている。 |
lexicalization | jpn: トゥンカル |
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has gloss | nld: Een dungkhar, vertaald witte schelp, is een blaasinstrument dat wordt gebruikt in India en vooral voor religieuze muziek in Tibet. |
lexicalization | nld: dungkhar |
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media:img | Conchimage.jpg |
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