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1990, RELIGIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DUNGKAR 20 Bhutanese chhertum MN H
Text: DUNGKAR 20 Bhutanese chhertum
Condition: MN H
Title: DUNGKAR
Face
value: 20 Ch
Stamp
Currency: Ch
Country/area: Bhutan
Year: 1990
Set: 1990 RELIGIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Stamp
number in set: 1
Basic
colour: Multi-coloured
Usage: Franking
Type: Stamp
Theme: RELIGIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Perforation:
Michel
number:
Designer:
Printing
office: Bhutan Post
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Shankha
(Sanskrit: शंख, Śaṇkha), also
spelled and pronounced as Shankh and Sankha, is a conch shell of
ritual and religious importance in Hinduism and Buddhism. It is the shell of a
large predatory sea snail,Turbinella pyrum found in the Indian Ocean.
In
Hinduism the Shankha is a sacred emblem of the Hindu preserver god Vishnu. The
shankha is still used as a trumpet in Hindu ritual, and was used as a war
trumpet in the past. The Shankha is praised in Hindu scriptures as a giver of
fame, longevity and prosperity, the cleanser of sin and the abode of Lakshmi -
the goddess of wealth and consort of Vishnu.
The
Shankha is displayed in Hindu art in association with Vishnu. As a symbol of
water, it is associated with female fertility and serpents (Nāgas). The Shankha
is the state emblem of Indian state of Kerala and was national emblems of the
erstwhile Indian Princely state of Travancore and Kingdom of Kochi
The
Shankha is included in the list of the eight Buddhist auspicious symbols, the
Ashtamangala. In Tibetan Buddhism it is known as "dung kar".
A
powder derived from the Shankha is used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine, primarily
as a cure for stomach ailments and for increasing beauty and strength.
In the Western world in the English language,
the shell of this species is known as the "divine conch" or the
"sacred chank". It may also be simply called a "chank" or
conch
Hi, i'm looking for the whole set of 8 pcs. are you selling them? thanks
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