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A bell /ˈbɛl/ () is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell).

Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal.

Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian zvon which are tuned to a common scale and installed in a bell tower. Many public or institutional buildings house bells, most commonly as clock bells to sound the hours and quarters.

Historically, bells have been associated with religious rites, and are still used to call communities together for religious services. Later, bells were made to commemorate important events or people and have been associated with the concepts of peace and freedom. The study of bells is called campanology.

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January 21st, 2018, Serial No. 04409

Stillness, Bell, Yoga
Jan 21 2018

Beloved Community

Community, Non-violence, Vow, War, Hindrances, Evil, Bell, Conversation, Hate,...
Jan 20 2018

January 7th, 2018, Serial No. 04400

Stillness, Bell, New Year
Jan 07 2018

Paramitas: Dana

Dana Paramita, Attachment, Branching Streams, Offering, Right Speech, Precepts, Greed...
Nov 18 2017

About Elsicia Easley's Visit

Bell, Separation, Instruction, American, Peace, Attachment
Oct 02 2017
Berkeley Zen Center

Practicing Patience and Skillful Means

Serial: TL-00482

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Patience, Paramitas, Daily Life, Bell, Avalokiteshvara
Aug 27 2017
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Bodhisattva Songs: Dylan's Chimes of Freedom and When the Deal Goes Down

Serial: TL-00479

ADZG Monday Night,
Dharma Talk

Freedom, Lotus Sutra, Bell, Bodhisattva Way
Aug 07 2017
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Practice and Ritual: Just Enough

Soto Zen, Monastic Practice, Precepts, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Priest, Bell
Jun 24 2017

Zazen Is World Transformation

Koans, using consciousness to go beyond consciousness; the path which can be spoken is not the true path.

Enlightenment, Consciousness, Meditation, Conversation, Priest, Japan, Bell
Apr 01 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Fundamentals of Zazen: Being in Time

Serial: BZ-02514

Rohatsu Day 1

 

Posture, Big Mind, Bell, Beginners, Chanting, Discrimination, Offering
Dec 04 2016

Sesshin Day 1: The Hundred Grasstips and Your Caring

Serial: TL-00439

Sesshin Day 1 (Rohatsu),
Dharma Talk

Practice Period, Bell, Desire, Letting Go
Nov 30 2016
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Buddhas And Bodhisattvas Are Intimate Communication

Bodhisattvas vow to teach. Lay bodhisatta and priest bodhisattvas are both students and teachers of the dharma. 

Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Lay, Bell,...
Oct 08 2016
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Streams of Zen: Connecting Awareness

Serial: RB-03963

Seminar_The_Intimacy_with_the_Other

Buddha, Bell, Posture
Sep 2016
Hannover

Awareness Transformation in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-03970

Seminar_The_Intimacy_with_the_Other

Consciousness, Bell, Practice
Sep 2016
Hannover

The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House

Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi
Jun 11 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Chanting Class: Japanese Pronunciation

Chanting, Vow, Bell
May 09 2016
Berkeley Zen Center

Mary speaks to Dean about silence

Silence, Bell, Book of Serenity, Manjushri, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,...
Apr 16 2016

Yunmen's Medicine and Sickness Heal Each Other

Serial: BZ-02469

Class Blue Cliff Record 67

 

BCR-67, Cultivation, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Darkness-and-Light, Light-and-...
Mar 28 2016

Time Being

Demons, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Bell, Birth-and-Death, Addiction, Enemies, Greed,...
Mar 25 2016

Yunmen's Body Exposed in The Golden Wind

Serial: BZ-02467

Class Blue Cliff Record Case 27

 

BCR-27, Dragons, Buddha Ancestors, Birth-and-Death, Bodhidharma, New Year, Sixth...
Mar 21 2016

Joshu's Wash Your Bowl

Greed, Sixth Patriarch, Ordinary Mind, Bell, Buddha Mind, Repentance, Precepts,...
Feb 20 2016

Zen's Art of Balanced Belonging

Serial: RB-02790

Seminar_The Practice_and_Experience_of_Change

Practice, Posture, Bell
Feb 2016
Johanneshof

Plum Blossoms

Concentration, Dharma Transmission, New Year, Teacher-and-Student, Bell, Priest-and-...
Jan 30 2016

Bodhidharma, the Wall, and the Crying Geese

Serial: TL-00393

ADZG Sesshin,
Dharma Talk

Bodhidharma, Bell, Lay
Dec 02 2015
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Zazen and Active Patience

Serial: TL-00392

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Patience, Addiction, Bell, Zazen Mind
Nov 08 2015
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Nothing Holy About It

Silence, Culture, War, Bodhidharma, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Emotions,...
Sep 19 2015

Hakuins' Song Not By Myself

Global Warming, Five Ranks, Religion, Bell, War, Silence, Lineage, Separation,...
Sep 05 2015

What Makes Zen Center Run - Q&A

Serial: BZ-02433

Part 2 of 2

Absolute-and-Relative, Practice Period, Dragons, Bell, Building, Monastic Practice,...
Aug 22 2015
2

The Source That Suddenly Gives Rise

Serial: TL-00380

ADZG Sunday Morning,
Dharma Talk

Book of Serenity, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bell, Desire
Jul 26 2015
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Assemblage of Interconnected Zen Space

Serial: RB-02174

Sesshin

Buddha, Bell, Offering
Jun 2015
Johanneshof

Mindful Presence Beyond Concentration

Serial: RB-03897

Seminar_Attentional_Awareness

Bell, Practice, Concentration
Mar 2015
Johanneshof

Unfiltered Coolness through Zazen

Serial: RB-03529

Practice-Period_Talks

Bell, Time, Intimacy
2015
Johanneshof

Rohatsu Day 5

Ego, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture, Anger, Harmonizing, Bell, Mindfulness...
Dec 04 2014

Zen Beyond Sentimentality: True Wisdom

Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Attachment
Dec 02 2014

November 25th, 2014, Serial No. 04176

Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Suzuki Roshi
Nov 25 2014

Zen's Path to Timeless Presence

Serial: RB-03706

Seminar_The_Continuum_of_the_Self

Posture, Yoga, Bell
Sep 2014
Hannover

Perception and Control in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-02582

Seminar_Buddha-Fields

Practice, Bell, Intention
Jun 2014
Rastenberg

Reflecting Compassion Beyond Boundaries

Serial: RB-02858

Seminar_The_Practice_of_Compassion

Japan, Buddhism, Bell
Mar 2014
Johanneshof

Suffering and Faith

Anger, Death-and-Dying, Four Noble Truths, Practice Position, Duality, Don't...
Feb 15 2014

Entangled Minds: Rituals in Practice

Serial: RB-03789

Practice-Period_Talks

Posture, Bell, Practice
2014
Johanneshof

Robes and Bells: Zen Rituals Embodied

Serial: RB-03781

Practice-Period_Talks

Buddha, Bell, Zazen
2014
Johanneshof

Resonating Non-Duality in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-03790

Practice-Period_Talks

Bell, Practice, Practice Period
2014
Johanneshof

December 10th, 2013, Serial No. 04086

Emotions, Bell, Intention
Dec 10 2013

On Breathing 

Posture, Breath, Bell, Nirvana, Daily Life
Aug 15 2013
The Yoga Room

Joshu's Wash Your Bowl

Subject-and-Object, Bell, Separation, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Buddha Nature,...
Jun 01 2013
2

Don't Slam the Door

Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Gratitude, Teacher-and-Student, Bell, Vow, Attachment,...
Mar 02 2013

Zen: Integrating Space and Time

Serial: RB-03808

Practice-Period_Talks

Time, Bell, Buddha
2013
Johanneshof

Embracing Change Through Continuity

Serial: RB-03819

Practice-Period_Talks

Practice, Bell, Samadhi
2013
Johanneshof

Serving Practice

Serial: BZ-02283

Rohatsu Day 6

Pure Existence, Duality, Bowing, Intimacy, Bell, Composure, Practice Period, War,...
Dec 07 2012
Berkeley Zen Center

Sandokai Lecture Five

Serial: BZ-02282

Couplet 5 cont'd, Rohatsu Day 5

Composure, Monastic Practice, Instruction, Ego, Big Mind, Bell, Offering, Posture...
Dec 06 2012
Berkeley Zen Center

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