Vajra Bell
Gilt copper alloy
Vajra Bell
KOREA; Goryeo dynasty
The top of this bell is in the form of a five-prong vajra. The handle is decorated with lotus petals, and there are three-tier lotus petals on the shoulder. Images of the Five Wisdom Kings, Acala, Ucchusma, Trailokyavijaya, Kundali, and Yamantaka, can be found on the waist, the bodies and features of whom are discernible. Engraved lines decorate both sides of the Wisdom Kings.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 360.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vajra Bell." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 360.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Vajra Bell" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:360.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Vajra Bell. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 360).
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