Ryokoin Temple: Vajra Bell
Bronze
Ryokoin Temple: Vajra Bell
JAPAN, Wakayama, Ito
This bronze Vajrayana Buddhist Dharma instrument was created between the 16th and 17th centuries. The handle and bell were cast separately before being assembled. The handle is in the form of a seven-prong half vajra, surmounted by a jewel. There are discernible images of Buddha faces on the handle, and a ring of lotus petals decorates its shoulder. The bell has a diameter of 5.9 cm at the rim, and is decorated by motifs of three-prong vajras and other patterns.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 292.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ryokoin Temple: Vajra Bell." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 292.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Ryokoin Temple: Vajra Bell" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:292.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Ryokoin Temple: Vajra Bell. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 292).
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