Temple bells proved to be a windfall in helping to alleviate a material shortage. One of the temples that managed to retrieve its bell after the war ended said “it had been left discarded on a ...

The Beomjong striking media art, provided by the National Museum of Korea. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, March 25 ...

The tone and timbre of Buddhist bells depends on their shape, thickness and metal composition. When the ancient capital was established in the late 8th century, temple bells were positioned in ...

Hard times have befallen a copper-works company that has forged thousands of temple bells around Japan that are traditionally rung on New Year’s Eve. Oigo Works Co., based in Takaoka ...

As the saying goes, "There are bells at every temple. Without bells, there would be no temples." Round bells took the place of those shaped like combined pairs of tiles. The strokes of bells ...

The new travel trend of spending a night in rural temple dormitories or courtyards under the starlight sky is gaining ...

The five bells, each named after a saint—including St. Joseph, St. Thomas, and St. Francis Xavier—have been a constant ...