Singing Bowls

Title- unknown (though it is likely there is not a title at all)
Performer- single individual unknown
Culture or Origin- exact location unknown, though they came to prominence throughout the Himalayas, in Tibet and Nepal
Singing Bowls (sometimes referred to as Tibetan Singing Bowls, rin gongs, Himalayan bowls or suzu gongs,

I originally came across this example because recently I went to a Shaolin Warrior show, with lots of interesting music in the background, and I could have sworn I heard something like this during the highly programmatic performance.  After doing a little digging, I discovered these "singing bowls" are used for meditation today, though before they were probably also used ritualistically (for ceremonial purposes in addition to meditation) and possibly as common usage as normal bowls to eat out of when not in use for the aforementioned criteria.  There are inconclusive references in ancient carvings of their usage in these cultures, but it is impossible to tell how much is based in truth, and now I wonder if we are actually using it today in the manner intended.  I find this interesting in that the context for the structure of how a "piece" would/should be constructed is largely lost (it's not used in ceremonial ways today as far as I can tell), and now it has been made to function purely in this meditative fashion.  The vibrations of sound they make are meant to help heal and cleanse one's spirit.  This context dictates much about the structure from not having too many bowls "singing" or sounding at the same time to achieve the desired meditative state, to also establishing relative quiet throughout the "performance."  This just proves that for certain styles, form and structure of "music" is often entirely dependent on cultural decisions, interpretations, and the evolution of those same factors, which to me is quite fascinating!