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28-SEP-2008 Pam Haley ~ FotoFrog

Bon-Sho - Sacred Bell

Detail of the 5 foot tall, 3 ton brass bell, called bon-sho (sacred bell).
Cast in Osaka, Japan, it closely resembles the 900-year-old bell in the Uji, Japan
temple that was used as the model of the Byodo-In.

The bell is customarily rung before you enter the temple.


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