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bonshō

large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan
Class type of: musical instrument, hanging bell, Buddhist ritual object Q8192099

Facts

7 properties
Location
shōrō[2]
Subclass of
musical instrument, hanging bell, Buddhist ritual object[3][4][5]
Hornbostel-Sachs classification
111.242.121[7]
Name in kana
ぼんしょう, ぼんしよう[8][9]
Named after
Brahman[1]
Native label
梵鐘[6]
Revised Hepburn romanization
bonshō[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en tsurigane en bonsho en bonshō en ōgane en temple bell ar بونشو id lonceng kuil ja ぼんしょう ja 和鐘 ja 梵鐘 ja 釣鐘 ko 범종 pl Kane ru Бонсё th บนโช zh 佛鐘 zh 佛钟 zh 日本佛鐘 zh 梵鐘 zh 梵钟
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
RyoanJi-Kane.jpg ↗
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture ID
E0022598
Freebase ID
/m/0vpy1z2
KBpedia ID
Bonsho

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Examples 2
Japanese Peace Bell, Bridge of Nations Bell
Location 1
shōrō
Named after 1
Brahman
Subclass of 1
musical instrument
← Contains 1
shōrō
← Has part(s) of the class 1
Kōshō-ji Temple
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . いわなみぶっきょうじてん. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . The Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). wikidata.org.

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