Joya no Kane
joya kane 除夜の鐘 lit midnight bell japanese buddhist event held annually new year eve bell bonshō struck midnight december part ōmisoka celebration temple ring bell time celebrated mainly japan also south korea japanese buddhist temple around world custom ringing temple bell time zen temple originated zen temple song dynasty china custom introduced japanese zen temple kamakura period time temple bell rung time morning evening day muromachi period ringing temple bell time zen temple became event unique japanese zen temple held new year eve established joya kane zen temple performed midnight new year eve ward bad luck northeastern direction see devil gate superstition joya kane haiku theme edo period adopted kigo haiku season word became common haiku theme according hirayama noboru kanagawa university custom joya kane mostly forgotten meiji era spread throughout japan early showa era radio broadcast two year first radio station opened japan joak predecessor nhk began broadcasting radio program joya kane first two year buddhist bell set studio rang new year program broadcast live temple first live broadcast sensoji temple program led spread joya kane zen temple also temple various buddhist sect throughout japan record chionin head temple jodoshu sect predecessor jodo shinshu show earliest occurrence joya kane date initial radio broadcast program renamed yuku toshi kuru toshi going year coming year began broadcast television continues day japan officially entered second world war december japanese military battle hong kong year instead broadcasting joya kane nhk played recording cannon fired attack japanese position war deteriorated many temple ordered hand bell scrapped metal leaving temple without ability conduct joya kane temple replaced bell taiko drum since late due trend aging amongst monk neighbor complaining noise pollution temple chosen stop ringing bell midnight new year eve course debate argue noise pollution others argue popularization age radio isnt precision tradition need conducted midnight ryukokuji namerikawa decided move joya kane pm taking consideration decrease pilgrim due aging population japan danger snow ice step reach bell joya kane consists bell ringing temple several possible explanation origin number listed one correct answer temple especially allow laypeople participate ringing bell may go past ringing either multiple simply going number worldly sin buddhism sin known kleshas bonnou 煩悩 japanese derived six sens āyatana sight hearing smell taste body mind sense three variation pleasant unpleasant even variation two kind pure impure three lifetime divide past life present life next life total kleshas four eight kind suffering one classification dukkha identifies four kind suffering birth old age disease death another four kind suffering added separation loved one meeting unpleasant one getting one seek pain five skandhas multiplied added sum explanation attested multiple source although source explained division year traditional japanese calendar month solar term microseasons per solar term three summed total joya kane originally began zen buddhist practice however showa period spread throughout japan radio relay broadcasting temple jodo shinshu sect also ring bell according higashi honganji temple head temple otaniha sect jodo shinshu practice joya kane stating founder shinran shonin think sin something paid similarly nishi honganji temple head temple honganjiha sect jodo shinshu ring bell service pray peace conduct joya kane ringing bell participant place hand gassho facing bell term schedule temple straddle year others start ringing midnight temple start midnight usually pm later temple conduct ringing strike bell time old year save remaining hit new year temple start ringing midnight include zojoji sensoji naritasan shinshoji also celebrated extent south korea tradition started bosingak instead repeating time ring bell time originating trāyastriṃśa broadcast radio since since tv joseon dynasty gate surrounding seoul closed night bell bosingak rung time rung time morning gate opened time practice completed unrelated buddhism joya kane nightly bell ringing discontinued part gabo reform japan occupied korea japanese temple namsan introduced joya kane bell ringing bosingak revived form joya kane using pattern ringing instead japanese attendance annual event high train seoul subway stop jonggak station around time prevent accident japanese buddhist temple united state jodo shinshu seattle betsuin buddhist temple also celebrate joya kane although many temple ring bell day andor different day make easier member sangha attend