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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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February 3rd, 1981, Serial No. 00399

Consciousness, Bell, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration, Right Speech, Buddha Nature...
Feb 03 1981

History of Christian Spirituality

Serial: NC-01206

Part of "The History of Christian Spirituality" class

OSB Cam, causation, Money, Bell, Continuous Practice, Enthusiasm
Aug 1980
2 of 7
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Faith Beyond Rituals

Serial: NC-00833

1980s

OSB Cam, Fox, Politics, Dragons, Bell
Jun 1980

Embracing Suchness: Path to Wisdom

Greed, Evil, Pain, Bell, Beginners, Anger, Ceremony, Hate, Building
Mar 09 1979

Zen Blooming: Living with Pure Presence

Mindfulness, Obstacles, Samadhi, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions, Evil,...
Mar 07 1979

Blooming in Mindful Presence

Mindfulness, Samadhi, Obstacles, Chanting, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions...
Mar 07 1979

The Perfection of Zen Causality

Fox, Funeral, Realization, Separation, causation, Building, Birth-and-Death,...
Mar 06 1979

Embracing Causality Through Buddha Nature

Consciousness, Realization, Funeral, Karma, Pain, Bell
Feb 27 1979

Hakuin

Bodhidharma, Demons, Greed, Concentration, Passions, Bell, Lay, Hate
Mar 23 1978
Tassajara

Embracing the Eternal Buddha Nature

Compassion, Transmission, Politics, Attachment, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Nature,...
Aug 30 1977

**Budgeting Harmony for Zen Center**

Time, Work, Bell
Nov 22 1975

Zen Leadership: Tradition and Transformation

Transmission, Building, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Bell, Bodhidharma,...
Sep 10 1975

Zen Power Struggles at Ehe-ji

Transmission, Bell, Building, Soto Zen, Rinzai, difficulty, Bodhidharma
Sep 10 1975

Interconnected Harmony in Zen Practice

Bell, Subject-and-Object, Concentration, Interdependence, Buddha Nature, Suffering,...
Aug 27 1975

Thursday Night Lecture at Fireman's Fund Auditorium

Serial: SF-00126

Economics as if people matter.

Doubt, Non-violence, Funeral, Bell
Sep 05 1974
Fireman's Fund Auditorium

Thursday Night Lecture at Fireman's Fund Auditorium

Serial: SF-00127

Economics as if people matter.

Fox, Politics, Concentration, Balance, Bell, Freedom, Doubt
Sep 05 1974
2
Fireman's Fund Auditorium

Embracing Zen Through Daily Intimacy

Practice, Bell, Zazen
Aug 12 1974

Zen Balance: Form and Emptiness

Buddhism, Bell, Practice
Aug 12 1974

The Monastic Tradition

Serial: SF-00132

Monastic experience across religious traditions.

Silence, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Religion, Bell, Anger...
Feb 26 1973
2

Embracing Patience in Zen Practice

Time, Suzuki Roshi, Bell
Dec 03 1972

Living Zen: Embracing Each Moment

Silence, Rinzai, Pain, Duality, Bell, Ceremony, Community, Realization, Suffering...
Aug 09 1972

Harmony in Zen: Practice and Enlightenment

Birth-and-Death, Bell, Posture, Attachment, Evil, Hate, Pain, American
Apr 02 1972

Timeless Essence of Zen Practice

Conversation, Soto Zen, Religion, Constancy, Building, Funeral, Fox, Chanting, Bell...
Apr 1972

Beyond Instinct: Embracing Human Morality

Evil, Intention, Bell, Discrimination
Apr 1972

Gyoji: The Heartbeat of Zen Practice

Bell, Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Discrimination, Chanting, Oneness,...
Feb 08 1972

Infinite Resonance of Zen Meditation

Bell, Realization
Feb 1972

OLD - Funeral Service for Suzuki Roshi

Ceremony, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi, Community, Culture, Ceremony, Funeral, Emotions,...
Dec 12 1971
1/2
City Center

Present Without Projections

Consciousness, Separation, Buddha Nature, Monastic Practice, Bell, Discrimination,...
Nov 27 1971

Endless Circle of Zen Practice

Nirvana, Ceremony, Bell, Realization, Suffering, Pain
Nov 12 1971

Present Moment: Embracing Zen Emptiness

Bell, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Building, Samadhi, Patience, Nirvana, Emotions...
Oct 1971

Awakening Here and Now

Precepts, Silence, Suffering, Bell, Delusion, Obstacles, Dragons, Anger,...
Sep 23 1971

Why We Must Have Rules

First Principle, Big Mind, Family Practice, Bell, Breath, Sutra, Observe
Aug 17 1971
Tassajara

Speciality and Equality.

First Principle, Freedom, Baizhang, Death, Bell, Building
Aug 13 1971
Tassajara

Momentary Reality: Embracing the Ephemeral

Bell, Posture, Hate, Addiction, Attachment, Consciousness
Aug 10 1971

Zen Is Actually, In Short, Maybe, Communication

Teacher-and-Student, Question-and-Answer, Breath, Interview, Bell, Community, Wisdom...
Aug 07 1971
Tassajara

Good Confidence In Your Practice

Bodhidharma, First Principle, Bell, Wisdom, Breath, Building, American, Faith...
Aug 05 1971
Tassajara

Because Of Our Many Desires, We Do Not Have Freedom

Freedom, Desire, Changsha, Suffering, Dana, Death, Lay, Offering, Bell, Truth...
Aug 03 1971
Tassajara

Ryaku Fusatsu Lecture

Serial: SR-00182

The audio of this tape has been improved, so the missing parts of the transcript may be worked out now.

Ceremony, Eiheiji, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil, Bell, Balance, Death, Truth
Jul 29 1971
Tassajara

Virtue of Mountain and River

Dogen, Shobogenzo, First Principle, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Faith, Breath, Pain, Bell,...
Jul 24 1971
Tassajara

Echoes of Zen: Finding Inner Stillness

Consciousness, Passions, Religion, Bell, Ego, Discrimination, confusion, Attachment,...
Jul 24 1971

Embracing the Ordinary: Dogen's Zen Insight

Breath, Offering, Pain, Demons, Instruction, Composure, Interdependence, Bell,...
May 05 1971

Rooting Zen: Beyond Ego Illusions

Happiness, Consciousness, Don't Know Mind, Buddha Nature, Delusion, Bell,...
Apr 05 1971

Breathe Life with Mindful Action

Breath, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind, Evil, Bell, Ego, Happiness
Apr 03 1971

Advancing Towards Everyday Enlightenment

Bell, Community, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Dragons, Mahayana, Conversation,...
Jan 19 1971

Compassionate Living in Zen Practice

Oneness, Ego, Obstacles, Samadhi, Karma, Bell, difficulty, Attachment, Evil
Dec 13 1970

Living the Bodhisattva Path Daily

Vow, Bell, difficulty, Lay, Delusion, Compassion, Evil, Hate
Dec 12 1970

Harmonizing Mind Through Natural Presence

Bell, Breath, Buddha Nature, Posture, American, Instruction, Building
Jul 30 1970

Things-As-It-Is

Serial: SR-00048

Sandokai Lecture I
Wednesday, May 27, 1970
Tassajara

[This is the first in a series of lectures on the Sandokai (Chin. Cantong qi or Tisan-tiung-chii), a...

Branching Streams, Sandokai, Big Mind, Discrimination, Freedom, Oneness, Bell,...
May 27 1970
Tassajara

Settling In The Present Moment

Happiness, Religion, Repentance, Intention, Bell, Ceremony, Attachment, Fasting, Vow...
Apr 07 1970

Embracing Life's Unfathomable Flow

Silence, Pain, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Suffering, Bell, Community
Mar 12 1970

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