Bell Talks
A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell).
Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal.
Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian zvon which are tuned to a common scale and installed in a bell tower. Many public or institutional buildings house bells, most commonly as clock bells to sound the hours and quarters.
Historically, bells have been associated with religious rites, and are still used to call communities together for religious services. Later, bells were made to commemorate important events or people and have been associated with the concepts of peace and freedom. The study of bells is called campanology.
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 2Serial: SF-03053 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Describe, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Evil, Heart Sutra, Hate, Liberation, Bell, Zazen,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Lecture 1Serial: SF-03063 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Evil, Silence, Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Tassajara, Bell, Priest, Hate, Rinzai,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 1Serial: SF-03052 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Dragons, Evil, Rinzai, Ego, Fox, Discrimination, Greed, Balance, Bell, Instruction... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 3Serial: SF-03054 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Describe, Hate, training, Zendo, Ego, Balance, Bell, Doubt, Faith, Emptiness... |
1998 Unknown |
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The Jewel Called The SanghaSerial: SF-00063 Sunday talk Jan PP; you are blessed by the people who want to practice with you who are not necessarily the people you would choose to practice with. Interdependence, Lotus Sutra, Separation, causation, Instruction, Intimacy, training... |
Jan 11 1998 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sunday Lecture Letting Go, Monastic Practice, Tassajara, Karma, Practice Period, Bell, resistance,... |
Feb 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-03942 Friday Ego, Anger, Emotions, Tassajara, Bell, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Samadhi... |
Mar 27 1998 Unknown |
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April 25th, 1998, Serial No. 01894 Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Faith, Interview, Bell, Describe, Freedom, Doubt, Nirvana... |
Apr 25 1998 Unknown |
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Origins of Zen Lotus Sutra, Ordination, Faith, Mahayana, Evil, Karma, Freedom, Separation, Offering... |
May 17 1998 Unknown |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01818Serial: SF-01818 End of afternoon session [Dinner] Gil: Intro - 3 Films Mel Weitsman introducing Phil Wilson, Grahame Petchey, Ed Brown Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Ego, Interview, Bell, Anger, Rinzai, soto, Tassajara, Posture... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01817Serial: SF-01817 Gil (Intro) Soto Zen, soto, Suzuki Roshi, Religion, Lay, training, Five Ranks, Priest, Bell,... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 01815 Suzuki Roshi, Dharma Transmission, Lotus Sutra, Continuous, Bell, Lineage, Tassajara... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 03552 Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Tassajara, Anger, Mill Valley, Posture, Bell, Describe, Nirvana... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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Sesshin Lecture Posture, Mindfulness, Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Bell, Describe,... |
Aug 18 1998 Green Gulch |
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25 Years of Green GulchSerial: SF-03245 Sunday Lecture Gratitude, Bell, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Mill Valley, Ceremony, Teacher-and-Student... |
Sep 20 1998 Green Gulch |
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Rohatsu Teacher-and-Student, Rumi, Bell, Intimacy, Gratitude, Instruction, Zendo, Emotions,... |
Dec 01 1998 City Center |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Suzuki Roshi, training, Letting Go, Nirvana Sutra, Vows, Ceremony, Monastic Practice... |
Feb 27 1999 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Mindfulness, Balance, Peace, Concentration, Equanimity, Vows, Samadhi, Study Period,... |
Jun 13 1999 Green Gulch |
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One-day Sitting Lecture Greed, Offering, Lotus Sutra, Bodhidharma, Liberation, Tassajara, Happiness,... |
Sep 18 1999 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Dragons, New Year, Offering, Ceremony, Renewal, Suzuki Roshi, Ordination,... |
Feb 06 2000 Green Gulch |
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One-day Sitting Lecture realization, Buddha Ancestors, Demons, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Bell, Suzuki... |
Feb 26 2000 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Anger, Impermanence, Zendo, Demons, Right Speech, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva Vow... |
Mar 01 2000 Green Gulch |
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Fukanzazengi ClassSerial: SF-03654 Monday Class Zazen, Instruction, Soto Zen, Posture, realization, Dragons, Lineage, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 27 2000 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Death-and-Dying, Silence, New Year, Priest, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Apr 05 2000 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin Lecture Perfect Wisdom, Practice Period, training, Bell, Intimacy, Emptiness, Birth-and-Death... |
Apr 12 2000 Green Gulch |