Meaning “I ring this bell to invite the deities and to ward off the demons. I make the sound of the bell in the beginning as a mark of invitation to the deities.” This is a powerful Sanskrit Shloka ...

Buildings and art aren’t the only things that get preserved at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. For one group, it’s all about sound. For the National Bell Festival, the sound the nonprofit ...

The Ancient Bell Museum in Dazhong Temple is in northern Haidian District, Beijing. Built in 1733 during the Ming Dynasty, the Dazhong (giant bell) Temple) was originally named Juesheng Temple and was ...

In Japan’s ancient wooden temples, a soft ringing sometimes drifts through the halls even when no bell has been struck.