Do you mechanically ring the bell when you visit a temple? If so, you may not know the spiritual significance behind it.

A Call to Center Yourself The first reason we ring the bell is deeply personal, though often overlooked: it serves as a ...

The artifact was returned to Maninji temple here on April 26, 82 years after it was requisitioned by the government for munitions. The bell was cast during the Genroku Era (1688-1704 ...

KYOTO--Priests at Chion-in temple here tolled a 70-ton bell, said to be one of Japan’s three largest temple bells, in a dry run to ring out a year overshadowed by wars overseas. The Dec. 27 ...