The tone and timbre of Buddhist bells depends on their shape, thickness and metal composition. When the ancient capital was established in the late 8th century, temple bells were positioned in ...

Thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians worked with foundry technicians to cast matched sets of bronze bells of different sizes to produce ... Sackler Gallery Buddhist ritual bell Freer Gallery of ...

Six Buddhist Councils marked important turning points in the story of early Buddhism. This story spans the time from immediately after the death and Parinirvana of the historical Buddha in the 5th ...

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...

During the reign of Emperor Yongle, bells were cast in many places to hold ... Astonishingly the bell was cast entirely with Buddhist sutras and incantations in Han and Sanskrit languages.

Located over 100 km from Hanoi, Co Le Pagoda in Nam Dinh is a unique Buddhist site featuring a blend of Eastern and Western architecture and home to one of Vietnam’s largest ancient bells. Originally ...