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    such as the bell of Hōkō-ji. In modern times, bonshō have become symbols of world peace. The bonshō is derived from the bianzhong (henshō (編鐘) in Japanese)...
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    talismans Amulets Abracadabra Agimat Amulet MS 5236 Axe of Perun Azusa Yumi Bonshō Brigid's cross Broom (Besom) Bulla Bullroarer Carnyx Celtic cross Cimaruta...
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    temples, they may be used to signify time or alert people to certain events. Bonshō Suzu Japanese bells Malm, William (2013). Japanese Music and Musical Instruments...
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    Harunobu, circa 1766. Two miko perform with kagura suzu. Glossary of Shinto Bonshō Dōtaku Rin Suzu Shakujō (a Buddhist rattle staff) Sistrum (Ancient Egyptian)...
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    which is struck on the outside. Large suspended temple bells are known as bonshō. (See also ja:鈴, ja:梵鐘). Jain, Hindu and Buddhist bells, called "Ghanta"...
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    a Japanese Buddhist event held annually on New Year's Eve. The bell, or bonshō, is struck at midnight of December 31, as a part of the Ōmisoka celebrations...
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    Dōjō-ji. He asked the priests of Dōjō-ji for help and they hid him under the bonshō bell of the temple. However, the serpent smelled him hiding inside the bell...
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    Types Agogô Altar bell Aluphone Babendil Bell tree Bianzhong Bicycle bell Bonshō Call bell Cat bell Church bell Cowbell Crotal bell Dead bell Doorbell Dōtaku...
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    City via the United Nations Association of Japan in June 1954. It is a bonsho (a Buddhist temple bell) that is 60 centimeters in diameter, 1 meter in...
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    picnic areas, playgrounds, skateboard rinks, and a dog run. In April 1996, a Bonshō, a large Japanese bell, was installed in the park. It is engraved with inscriptions...
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    tambourines sleigh bells tam-tam 4 gongs (assorted sizes, one played with bow) bonshō (temple bells) cowbells log drum marimba vibraphone glockenspiel crotales...
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    Types Agogô Altar bell Aluphone Babendil Bell tree Bianzhong Bicycle bell Bonshō Call bell Cat bell Church bell Cowbell Crotal bell Dead bell Doorbell Dōtaku...
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    grounds of the temple are a National Historic Site. and its Kamakura period Bonshō is an Important Cultural Property. The temple was destroyed and rebuilt...
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    and a state of Dainichi Nyōrai on its second story. Niō-mon Rokkaku-dō Bonshō Shaka-dō Media related to Mizusawa-dera at Wikimedia Commons Bando Pilgrimage...
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  • King Shō Taikyū (r. 1454–1460). The Mahavira Hall was built in 1466, a bonshō was cast in 1469 and hung at it. The temple was used as bodaiji of kings...
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    that gather as midnight approaches. Most Buddhist temples have a large bonshō (Buddhist bell) that is struck once for each of the 108 earthly temptations...
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    Types Agogô Altar bell Aluphone Babendil Bell tree Bianzhong Bicycle bell Bonshō Call bell Cat bell Church bell Cowbell Crotal bell Dead bell Doorbell Dōtaku...
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    environment for a myriad of birdlife. Special features of the Garden include a Bonsho Bell, a traditional Edo Cottage, an authentic open air Tea House and a Bonsai...
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  • festival, but in practice an ancestor and family festival part of Shinto. Bonshō (梵鐘, lit. 'Buddhist temple bell') – Large bells found in Buddhist temples...
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    even today the sanmon is often called Tanuki-mon (狸門, Tanuki gate). The Bonshō (Temple Bell), cast in 1255, which is a National Treasure. The Butsuden...
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    the bell donated by Tawara Tōda to Mii-dera', which was serving as the bonshō-bell to tell the hour. It happened centuries later, when Musashibō Benkei...
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    drawn for the sake of art, that there is some other meaning behind them. Bonshō Jōmon Era Bronze-casting Mirrors in Shinto 野洲市:歴史民俗博物館(愛称:銅鐸博物館) (in Japanese)...
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  • rings. The colors represent the colors of the taegueks. It resembles a bonshō (a Japanese bell) if turned upside down. Akio Haruhara image 2002 Salt Lake...
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  • wrote the scripts of several plays including kal shaper donshon, uccho bonsho patra chai, digbaji, dui basinda and pani para. He directed the two dramas...
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    Hiroshima, a twin town of Hanover since 1983, donated the peace bell (Japanese: bonshō) close to the tower in 1985. It is used in an annual service on Hiroshima...
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    temple's bell, known as Okikicho, is the oldest-known example of a Buddhist bonshō ("temple bell") in Japan, as well as being the oldest bell in the world...
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    for a variety of aquatic birds. Special features of the garden include a Bonshō (bell), a traditional Edo cottage, an authentic open air tea house, and...
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    Name Artists Remarks Date Type Present location Image Temple bell (梵鐘, bonshō) — Handed down in the Kanzen-in (観禅院) subtemple; contains an inscription...
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    statue of Gautama Buddha (Shaka Nyorai). The Shōkurō contains the [[:ja:梵鐘|bonshō]] bell, the drum, the cloud gong or umpan, and the wooden drum (moppan)...
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    Nara National Museum Chiba Prefectural Cultural Property Temple bell (梵鐘, bonshō) carrying the nengō "Kyōtoku 11" (i.e., the 11th year of the Kyōtoku period...
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