Lahaina Hongwanji Mission Bell - Lahaina, Maui Island, HI
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N 20° 52.241 W 156° 40.433
4Q E 742008 N 2309586
This Buddhist bell hangs to the left of the entrance to the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission temple in Lahaina, Maui.
Waymark Code: WMRANP
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2016
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Lahaina Hongwanji Mission is a Shin Buddhist (Jodo Shinshu) temple located at 551 Wainee Street in Lahaina, Maui. The Mission is affiliated with the head temple Ryukoku-zan Hongwanji which is located in Kyoto, Japan.
Lahaina Hongwanji Mission is the historic site #18 of the Lahaina Historic Walking Tour which starts on the corner of Front and Dickenson streets.
From Wikipedia:
"Bonsho (Buddhist bells), also known as tsurigane (hanging bells) or ogane (great bells) are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, used to summon the monks to prayer and to demarcate periods of time. Rather than containing a clapper, bonsho are struck from the outside, using either a handheld mallet or a beam suspended on ropes." (
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