I noticed the bronze bell in the corner of Daewungjeon Hall. The bell in the hall is quite different from the bell outside. The bell inside is used for the ceremony for worship, but the bell outside is made for delivering the sound of the bell to all over the world. In this manner, the sound of the bell outside could be interpreted as the teaching of Buddha.
According to the purpose of the bells, the structure between both kinds of the bell is different from each other. One thing prominent is the sound tube. The bell inside has no tube usually, but the bell outside has its own sound tube.
It is said that this bell seemed to have been made at the early period of Chosun Dynasty about 700 years ago. In the explanation board, this bell was strongly influenced by Shilla Dynasty's craft.
It was so strange to me that this bell preserved the craft of Shilla dynasty. There is 500 years' vacancy between Chosun dynasty and Shilla dynasty.
It was a pitty that I could not find out the similarities of the bells between Chosun dynasty and Shilla dynasty.
But one thing that attracted my attention was the vivid appearance of the dragon over the bell.
This bell had been repaired after the Japanese Invasion during 1592-1599 AD.
