Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Kangling (Tibetan: རྐང་གླིང།, Wylie: rkang-gling), literally translated as \"leg\" (kang) \"flute\" (ling), is the Tibetan name for a trumpet or horn made out of a human femur, used in Tibetan Buddhism for various chöd rituals as well as funerals performed by a chöpa. The femur of a criminal or a person who died a violent death is preferred. Alternatively, the femur of a respected teacher may be used."@en }
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- Kangling comment "Kangling (Tibetan: རྐང་གླིང།, Wylie: rkang-gling), literally translated as \"leg\" (kang) \"flute\" (ling), is the Tibetan name for a trumpet or horn made out of a human femur, used in Tibetan Buddhism for various chöd rituals as well as funerals performed by a chöpa. The femur of a criminal or a person who died a violent death is preferred. Alternatively, the femur of a respected teacher may be used.".