Help - What are these?

[bobby]

did no where to put this 

 i need to know that this is and use for 

 

Edited March 14, 2018 by Dismal_Bliss
Made topic tile more clear

[Stormswift]

Are they weighted? If they are - probably an asian form of patonk (SP?) - a variation of lawn bowls - I have a set ... and they have markings on them too to differienate the different teams ... but mine are silver.

[bobby]

no there very lite and when shaken they  make a nose 

[Stormswift]

Cant answer you then sorry. Hope somebody else can.

[njwinans]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baoding_balls?wprov=sfla1

 

I always thought that they where for meditation.  They have the ying yang symbol too.  Deals with Taoism.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang?wprov=sfla1

Edited March 11, 2018 by njwinans

[njwinans]

The first one is Chinese for "mascot" or a toy that brings good luck.

 

Sorry to be bearer of bad news but I've seen these ones used in forms of prayer and meditation of Taoism.

[Raven]

2 hours ago, bobby said:

did no where to put this 

 i need to know that this is and use for 

 

 

I've seen some of these before being used specifically for medical purposes, such as improving motor skills and muscle strength of the hands, but it doesn't surprise me to learn that they are also used for meditation. Apparently the vibrations coming from the balls when they move around (which generates a chiming noise) are supposed to help with circulation, but I don't know if that is true at all, or why they were designed to make a chiming noise...I'm curious to know what the reason for the chiming noise is now, if that is linked to their use for meditation.

 

The second set you have in the pictures have the religious symbol of Daoism, however these balls come with a variety of pictures, and some no pictures at all.

 

I'm not sure of the exact origins of Baoding fitness balls, however here's an article I found that discusses their origins: http://www.baodingballs.com/history_and_types_of_baoding_balls.html

The article states that "People and soldiers would use a couple of walnuts to exercise their hands until iron balls were created".

Edited March 11, 2018 by Bjern

[njwinans]

7 hours ago, Bjern said:

 

I've seen some of these before being used specifically for medical purposes, such as improving motor skills and muscle strength of the hands, but it doesn't surprise me to learn that they are also used for meditation. Apparently the vibrations coming from the balls when they move around (which generates a chiming noise) are supposed to help with circulation, but I don't know if that is true at all, or why they were designed to make a chiming noise...I'm curious to know what the reason for the chiming noise is now, if that is linked to their use for meditation.

 

The second set you have in the pictures have the religious symbol of Daoism, however these balls come with a variety of pictures, and some no pictures at all.

 

I'm not sure of the exact origins of Baoding fitness balls, however here's an article I found that discusses their origins: http://www.baodingballs.com/history_and_types_of_baoding_balls.html

The article states that "People and soldiers would use a couple of walnuts to exercise their hands until iron balls were created".

 

I think the ones without anything on them would be helpful.