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Temple bells part of scrap metal used to fuel Japan’s war effort
and readily provided the bell without giving the matter a second thought. Miura’s late father, who served as a sub-lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy and took over the temple’s ...
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Monks at Kyoto temple test their hanging bell for New Year’s Eve
The loud sound reverberated through the temple grounds. The hanging bell was cast during the early ... It is regarded as one of Japan’s three most distinguished hanging bells.
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Asian Art Museum rings in Japanese New Year with 108 chimes of 16th century bronze bell
A 16 th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. The sounding of the 2,100-pound bell, from a temple in ...
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In Rural Japan, Learning Zen Mindfulness at an 800-Year-Old Temple
Soon, a bell chimes. I shake out my legs and follow ... Happily, the retreat is unlike a typical (and typically austere) Japanese temple stay. Morning and evening zazen (seated meditation) at ...