TACOMA -- It would have taken a forklift to move the 3,000-pound copper bell stolen recently from a Vietnamese Buddhist temple here. But the bell and its hand-carved wooden frame disappeared sometime ...

If you’ve visited Buddhist temples in Japan, chances are you passed through their entry gates and continued straight to their venerable main halls. Perhaps you admired the architecture, gazed upon ...

NAHA, Okinawa – A sign, “Welcome back to Okinawa,” stands next to a bronze temple bell at the entrance to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum. Visitors who pause to learn more about this ...

It all started with one kind act after a Japanese Buddhist temple bell found its way to Duluth in the wake of World War II. Duluth Mayor George Johnson decided in the 1950s that the bell, which had ...

This is the only remaining national treasure from the 10th century, located in Hanoi, and is not only a Buddhist artifact but also a symbol of the sacred spirit of national independence.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This bronze bell was used in the ...