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Bells served important functions during religious rituals. The large bell probably hung in a Buddhist temple. It was sounded by striking the lower edge with a wooden hammer. The narrower handbell has a handle with four faces of the Buddha. Together with the five-pointed thunderbolt (vajra) on the top, it symbolizes the ultimate unity of the universe.
Title: Bell
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Bells served important functions during religious rituals.
The large bell probably hung in a Buddhist temple.
It was sounded by striking the lower edge with a wooden hammer.
The narrower handbell has a handle with four faces of the Buddha.
Together with the five-pointed thunderbolt (vajra) on the top, it symbolizes the ultimate unity of the universe.
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