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The '''bell''' (Tib. ''drilbu''; [[Wyl.]] ''dril bu''; Skt. ''ghaṇṭa'') is, with its necessary counterpart the [[vajra]], an important ritual implement in [[Vajrayana]] practices. It symbolizes the feminine principle, the wisdom of [[emptiness]], while the vajra symbolizes the masculine principle, that of [[compassion]] and [[skilful means]]. And the union of [[wisdom]] and skilful means is the enlightened mind. | The '''bell''' (Tib. ''drilbu''; [[Wyl.]] ''dril bu''; Skt. ''ghaṇṭa'') is, with its necessary counterpart the [[vajra]], an important ritual implement in [[Vajrayana]] practices. It symbolizes the feminine principle, the wisdom of [[emptiness]], while the vajra symbolizes the masculine principle, that of [[compassion]] and [[skilful means]]. And the union of [[wisdom]] and skilful means is the enlightened mind. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), page 187. | |||
[[Category: Key Terms]] | [[Category: Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category: Hand Implements]] | [[Category: Hand Implements]] | ||
[[Category: Shrine and Ritual]] | [[Category: Shrine and Ritual]] | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 11 July 2010
The bell (Tib. drilbu; Wyl. dril bu; Skt. ghaṇṭa) is, with its necessary counterpart the vajra, an important ritual implement in Vajrayana practices. It symbolizes the feminine principle, the wisdom of emptiness, while the vajra symbolizes the masculine principle, that of compassion and skilful means. And the union of wisdom and skilful means is the enlightened mind.
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), page 187.