If you’ve visited Buddhist temples in Japan, chances are you passed through their entry gates and continued straight to their venerable main halls. Perhaps you admired the architecture, gazed upon ...

The terms “ryuzu,” “ike no ma” and “koma no tsume” refer to the top, midsection and bottom, respectively, of large bells found at Buddhist temples throughout Japan. Anyone familiar with these names ...

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Bells tolled in some 80 Buddhist temples in Japan, China and Korea on Monday to mark the birthday of a ninth-century itinerant Japanese monk and spread his message of peace.

This week's Heart and Soul captures the physical and symbolic power of bonshu - the huge, bronze Buddhist temple bells in Japan. Read more ...

An 800-year-old Buddhist bronze bell housed in Naeso Temple in Buan, North Jeolla Province, has been designated as a national treasure, announced the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), Tuesday.

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 ...

Ringing in the New Year is taken literally by Hawaii’s many Buddhists, who invite visitors to join them in traditional bell-ringing ceremonies on Dec. 31. Throughout the islands, followers of Buddha ...