A singing bowl, also known as a Himalayan bowl or cup gong, is a musical instrument used in Buddhist meditation, dating back many centuries. They are traditionally played in Tibet, Nepal, India, China, Japan, and Korea, mostly by Buddhist monks and in monasteries. Today they are enjoyed around the world by meditators, health professionals, and anyone who enjoys their beautiful sound.

The instrument is made of metal. New singing bowls are made with the mixture of copper, tin and zinc and are exported widely from Nepal and India. Bronze singing bowls are made today in Nepal, Japan and Korea but are not widely available.

Singing bowls can be categorized into two types - Hand Beaten (hammered) singing bowls and casting singing bowls. Hand beaten singing bowls have excellent sound quality than Casting singing bowl and different sound from one another. Most antique singing bowl are hand beaten made but nowadays new singing bowls are found to be made as antique with antique finish. The vast majority of bowls sold as 'antique' are not antique. As most bowls come from Nepal and it is against the law to import antiques from Nepal. Be very cautious buying bowls from people who claim they are antique.