Bell Talks
A bell 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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May 20th, 1995, Serial No. 00975, Side A Practice Period, Instruction, Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Silent Illumination, Book of... |
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1995.04.10-serial.00044 Mindfulness, Repentance, Emotions, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Posture,... |
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Practicing With The PreceptsSerial: SF-00143 Tokubetsu Sesshin
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March 14th, 1995, Serial No. 00763 Peace, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Eight Aspects, Continuous, Manjushri, Posture,... |
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January 28th, 1995, Serial No. 00946, Side B Practice Period, Tassajara, Study Period, Dependent Origination, Religion, Diversity... |
Jan 28 1995 |
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January 16th, 1995, Serial No. 00756 Priest, soto, Soto Zen, Bell, Monastic Practice, Sixth Patriarch, Precepts, Aspects... |
Jan 16 1995 |
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December 6th, 1994, Serial No. 00952, Side A Blue Cliff Record, Echo, Samadhi, Bell, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Gratitude, Silence,... |
Dec 06 1994 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #44Serial: BZ-00954A Becoming One with the Drum, Saturday Lecture Oneness, BCR-44, Subject-and-Object, Daily Life, Concentration, Buddha Mind,... |
Nov 19 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #69 Cont.Serial: BZ-00935A And Nyogen Senzaki's Commentary, Sesshin Day 3 BCR-69, Building, Lineage, Bell, Soto Zen, Bowing, confusion, Doubt, Rinzai,... |
Sep 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 23rd, 1994, Serial No. 00939, Side A Bodhisattva Ceremony, Silence, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Vows, Karma, Obstacles, Sangha... |
Jul 23 1994 |
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June 18th, 1994, Serial No. 00942, Side A Vows, Silence, Chanting, Passions, confusion, Describe, Bell, Mindfulness, Separation... |
Jun 18 1994 |
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May 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00738Serial: BZ-00738 Lecture Samadhi, Big Mind, Silence, Bell, Happiness, Continuous, Birth-and-Death,... |
May 05 1994 |
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This Moment's ActivitySerial: BZ-00108A Sesshin Day 1 Samadhi, Bell, Tassajara, Offering, Posture, Buddha Nature, Ego, Doubt, Building... |
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March 19th, 1994, Serial No. 00964, Side B Right Effort, Ego, New Year, Four Noble Truths, Bodhidharma, Cultivation,... |
Mar 19 1994 |
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January 9th, 1994, Serial No. 00983, Side A Beginners, Gratitude, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Silence, Separation, Culture, Religion,... |
Jan 09 1994 |
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Refining Your LifeSerial: BZ-01497A Rohatsu Day 3 Tenzo Kyokun, Bell, Sanctuary, Emotions, Book of Serenity, soto, Discrimination,... |
Dec 01 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |