enquiry/ Bells

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Ganesh bless,

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aqesa wrote:

Very interesting what you point out about the bells. Many spiritual cultures use

the bell as a wake up call.Bells were in the past a communication system

between towns. They had a language code and each town could send messages of

warning or whatever to the neighbouring towns by ringing them in a particular

way.In my personal experience, the sound of bells goes directly to the

conciousness, its like a wake up call.Buddhist use the gantha, the bell to

perform rituals. Ganthas have at the point of the bell a representation of

Goddess Prajnaparamita, the holder of the great wisdom (Heart

Sutra-Prajnaparamita).Althought I am not an expert I imagine that ringing the

bell in Buddhism must connect us with the essence of the prajnaparamita.The use

of the gantha and the vajra(dorje) is a combination of prajnaparamita and the

diamondlike cutter that puts wisdom in action...But that´s my personal

idea,here is a more detailed explanation of the use of the Bell and the

vajrahttp://www.tibet.com/Buddhism/3objects.html

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The bell that links with my dorje has "chowa". That is, the metals have been

blended together so well that, once rung, the bell keeps toning for some

moments. If one holds the toning bell to one's lips and mouths, say, "OM", the

bell will start toning "OM". Or any other mantra...it's quite an awakening

sound, to hear OM coming from the bell's toning...

But the essence is to hear the tone and follow its vanishing into Beyond...(BTW,

NEVER leave the hand-bells in sunlight - which dulls their tone)

The bells that are like silver salad bowls are another trip altogether. A whole

book has been written about them.

And of course in our day there are the bowl-bells made out of ground quartz

crystal...these must be used with care...while their sound is gorgeous and

penetrating...it CAN make another glassine-like object shatter...or so I've

been told...I use mine only on New Year's Eve....

 

aqesa wrote:

Althought I am not an expert I imagine that ringing the bell in Buddhism must

connect us with the essence of the prajnaparamita.The use of the gantha and

the vajra(dorje) is a combination of prajnaparamita and the diamondlike cutter

that puts wisdom in action...But that´s my personal idea,here is a more

detailed explanation of the use of the Bell and the

vajrahttp://www.tibet.com/Buddhism/3objects.htmlTo from this group,

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