{"id":1698,"date":"2025-10-05T15:15:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T07:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/work21\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T09:28:28","slug":"work21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work21\/","title":{"rendered":"21 The Dharma Drum and Bronze Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1698\" class=\"elementor elementor-1698 elementor-1231\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68a7b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a68a7b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304170e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304170e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccecceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccecceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img.png 2100w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-1536x599.png 1536w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-2048x799.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8c32c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a8c32c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a0366 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64a0366\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fec72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68fec72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac39ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac39ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"2012\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-title_21.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2306\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce140b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce140b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b25ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b25ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458a54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"458a54b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f50c56 audio-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f50c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-audio=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en21-1.mp3\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng.png 335w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e46bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e46bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e44e3 text-editor elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e44e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dharma Drum and Bronze Bell are placed on either side of the Grand Buddha Hall, key ritual instruments in Buddhist monasteries known as the \u201ceyes and ears of the heavenly dragon.\u201d The bell rings at dawn to begin the day, and the drum is struck at night as part of the \u201cMorning Bell, Evening Drum\u201d tradition.<\/p><p>The Dharma Drum features a red-and-black yin-yang design and is mounted on a wooden stand. The Bronze Bell, inscribed with the Great Compassion Mantra (Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Dharani Sutra), was donated in 1935 by Sir Robert Ho Tung and Lady Clara Ho Tung, with its crafting overseen by Venerable Ai Ting and Madam Lam Ling Chun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5d74f e-con-full graphic-box-outer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d5d74f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c71afe graphic-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c71afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1055\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4631-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4631-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4631-1-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4631-1-485x1024.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c5827 e-con-full graphic-box-outer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66c5827\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a3716 graphic-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98a3716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4644-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4644-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4644-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4644-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mg_4644-1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfa84f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebfa84f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92dd2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c92dd2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1155\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-22.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-22.png 1155w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-22-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-22-1024x106.png 1024w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-22-768x80.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b47d85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b47d85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dharma Drum and Bronze Bell are placed on either side of the Grand Buddha Hall, key ritual instruments in Buddhist monasteries known as the \u201ceyes and ears of the heavenly dragon.\u201d The bell rings at dawn to begin the day, and the drum is struck at night as part of the \u201cMorning Bell, Evening &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work21\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;21 The Dharma Drum and Bronze Bell&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1698"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5578,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698\/revisions\/5578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}