SUPERIOR TIBETAN BUDDHIST BRONZE 7" BELL & 8 PRONG DORJE SPECIAL DETAILS & SOUND

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SUPERIOR QUALITY TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL TEMPLE QUALITY BRONZE 7" BELL & MATCHING 8 PRONG DORJE SET EXQUISITE DETAIL & SOUND NEPAL
Rare superior quality ritual bell & dorje, heavy, made from Temple quality bronze!!
for the serious practitioner or collector...or your teacher!!
Most of the sets on eBay are brass and they simply cannot compare to the sound and beauty of this hand cast bronze set - I got tired of the cheap bells
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ibetan Buddhist bronze Bell 7" and matching 4 3/4" - 8 Pronged Vajra /Dorje - the dorje perfectly matches the handle
diameter of the bell is 3 1/2"
this set is slightly smaller than my other one
Temple quality bell has a beautiful, clear sound; bronze tone is deep and rich
Study the pictures closely - the detailing is incredible!
bell is held in the left hand; the dorje in the right
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our rows of symbols adorn the body of the bell: top row (1), dorje symbols, next down (2) double dorje, Tibetan Om symbols, I believe a tham symbol, the Five Dhyani Buddhas, also known as the Five Wisdom Tathāgatas (representations of the 5 qualities of the Buddha, with a tiny dorje below each Buddha image (3) and (4)  what I am assuming is the the full Om Mantra
like all superior quality bells, the handle unscrews from the bell
there is a face clearly visible in the handle which indicates how to hold the bell
the set weighs 1.71 pounds
the bell is 7 inches tall
the dorje is 4.5 inches in length
imported directly from Nepal
For a bit more information about the use and tradition of the Bell and Dorje, please see below.
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The bell and dorje are inseparable ritual objects in Tibetan Buddhism. The prayer bell is used to call the presence of the Buddha. Before chanting one rings the bell to clear the mind of worldly matters. The dorje represents the thunderbolt of enlightenment, that abrupt change in human consciousness which is the pivotal episode in the lives of mystics and saints.
When used in ritual, the dorje is paired with the bell. It represents the masculine principle and is held in the right hand, the bell, held in the left hand, represents the female principle. The dorje can be used for visualization or evocation of deities; ringing the bell can be used to request protection or other actions from a deity, or it can represent the teaching of dharma, and can also
be a sound offering.
In ritual the bell is paired with the vajra. The vajra represents the compassion of the Buddha, the masculine principle; and the bell represents wisdom, the female principle. To achieve enlightenment, those two principles must be combined. The bell is visualized as the Buddha's body, the vajra is visualized as his mind, and the sound of the bell is visualized as Buddha's speech in teaching of the dharma.
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