cma-japanese-art: Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei), c. 1300-1333, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese
cma-japanese-art: Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei), c. 1300-1333, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese ArtThe five prongs of this bell symbolize the Buddhist “Five Perfections”—generosity, morality, patience, perseverance, and concentration. The mouth of the bell symbolizes the “Sixth Perfection” of wisdom. The bell was used in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist rituals along with vajra pestles, or kongōsho.Size: height: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.); Diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)Medium: gilt bronzehttps://clevelandart.org/art/2016.38 -- source link
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