Two of them were used to sound the night watches ... Astonishingly the bell was cast entirely with Buddhist sutras and incantations in Han and Sanskrit languages. This is an unequalled Buddhist ...

The Buddhist Bell of the Yuan Dynasty (1279- 1368) is 2.12 meters in height, 1.3 meters in rim diameter and 2,048 kilograrns in weight. Cast with bronze alloy, it contains 71 percent of copper ...

Some people are working to create a new "sound of Kyoto" based on these bells. The small bells used in Buddhist rites have transcended boundaries and are being used in everyday life for their ...