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☛ Tibetan Horn or Dungchen : Brief Introduction

The Long Horn or Dung-Chen is a unique Tibetan traditional ritual music instrument made from brass trumpet, also known as Rag Dung in Tibetan. The tradition of this ritual instrument was started in the year 1040 AD. It was played for inviting Atisha, one of the great Indian Buddhist Masters, who was invited by Lha-Tsun Jang Chup-Woe to preach Buddhism in Tibet.

It is mostly used in Tibetan Buddhist culture and Mongolian Buddhist Ceremonies. It  is always played in pairs and the sound is compared to the singing of elephant.

A Dunch-Chen is around ten to twelve feet in length. For portability, it is fashioned of four or five separate sections which telescope into each other.