What does the bell of the temple mean?

Smell the bell, worry; Wisdom is long, bodhi is born; From hell, from fire pit; May you become a Buddha and live in all beings.

"Baizhang Clear Gauge Instrument" said: "The big clock jungle made the capital start work. The strike at dawn broke the long night and the police slept; When you strike at dusk, you will feel confused and ignorant. " Brahma bell is a tool of Buddhism. In temples, bells are used as symbols to do Buddhist services, call monks to the temple, recite scriptures and do homework, or get up, sleep and eat.

The so-called "morning bell and dusk drum", ringing the bell in the morning is called "opening the quiet", which breaks the drowsiness of the long night and is intended to wake up the sleeping monks and get up for early classes; Ring the bell at night to call "silence" to remind everyone that it is time to rest, and at the same time, it can transcend the suffering of the underworld. In the morning and evening, you should ring the bell one hundred and eight times. According to Buddhist teachings, everyone has 108 kinds of troubles, which represent countless ignorance troubles and habits of all beings. It is said that you can avoid the trouble of ringing the bell.

The purpose of ringing the bell in the temple is to remind practitioners to tap the spine with diligence and hard work, and get rid of the troubles of greed and ignorance from the beginning. At the same time, with deep compassion, let the bell go to heaven and hell, and let all beings who hear the bell be clear-headed and free. It is mentioned in the History of Buddhism that when people are dying, they can get rid of the fear of past lives when they hear the bell, and they will be kind and peaceful, increase mindfulness and benefit past lives. "Zeng Yi Agama" said that as soon as Brahma bell rang, all sentient beings suffering from the three evils were able to stop suffering and heat persecution and temporarily get a free rest.