What is the significance of bells in churches and temples?

Answer 1

The bells in churches and temples are symbolic of what exists within each human being, but these are not sounds that can be heard by ones ears.

There are sounds associated with various planes of the Spiritual realm, and each plane has its own peculiar sound. One of the early sounds heard by the Soul is that of rushing wind. Another sound heard at a higher level is that of the bell. Much higher still is the sound of the conch, and when the Soul is near breaking through into the Pure Spiritual realm, the Soul begins to hear a gong sound, or "the big bell sound" as some refer to such a sound.

All of these sounds emanate from the "Word" of God, and the various sounds reflect the less than Pure planes one moves through as one rises in purity. The bells, both little and large of churches and temples are intended as reminders of what we ought to be listening for in our meditation.

Peace

Answer 2

Bells has a different, meanning, to different people, Its says in the Bible that the Spirit of , GOD was soo strong back in the Bible days, that When the Priest !Went into the Holy of Holinesss to give the sacrifice of the blood, of the animals for the sins of his people to God, they had to put , a long chain around his waits and he had a bell in his hand meening if he were living bad and did not repent of his sins the Spirit of God would, have kill him so if he was still alive since he was the only one allow in there he will ring the bell and pull the chain, letting everyone to know that he was still alive , and that God had accepted the sacrificed of the blood of the goat and calves, and bulls , for the remmisions of sins. That is where the beggining of using a bell was originated according to the Bible, And long time ago people used a bell to alert they people who were living far away, about different activities, events accountsand happenings, and they will ring these bell, soo many times depending of !What is going on as in , a n birth of a child , a wedding, if someone died, etc. and also most school and churches used a bell to let one know about they activities and plans, today they are still used in different churches for different reasons, especialy in catholic, churches where the priets ring the bell whengiving , the holy communion, and the drinking of the wine. i know this because i grew up as a catholic and attended a catholic school for 6 years but now ia'm just a chtistian and a believer, and some churches ring a bell , when there are doing the washing of the feet lik e how , Jesus and His Disciple did in the Bible Days. Did this help you out a little, well peace be with you always,

Answer 3

The bells at the Churches are rung to call the people at the time of for the masses and prayers or to announce the time or to spread the news of a disaster or wedding or death or one of the choir boys got loose. The bells at the Churches are rung on the important festival days like Christmas, new year's day etc.

In Hindu Temples, Bells are rung daily to announce the Pujas that are taking place and to invite or inform the people about Pujas. Secondly, it is said that to ward off evil forces from the temples the bells are rung during Puja time. By this worshipers in the temple will not hear any other talks or noises and concentrate on praying the Gods during when the bells are rung. Thirdly Ringing bells are auspicious. During festival day also the bells re rung. -

Answer 4

The use of bells in religious worship predates Christianity by several thousand years.

The first known use was in China, where brass bells were rung to alert evil spirits that an ancestor worship service was about to begin and they would wise to flee the area lest the good spirits of the revered ancestors clobber 'em.

In Europe bells were a means of long-distance communication. There was even a "language" of the bells. Think Morse code with musical notes. Their primary use was to call the faithful to prayer and to Mass. Secondarily they were used to mark the hours of the day. Guns were shot from the bell towers to scare off the demons. And the gargoyles kept 'em away. Think scarecrows for Satan.

Today's computerized carillons still call the faithful to prayer, still mark the noon hour, but it is for their music that they are most loved. The good ones can have as many as 150 hymns, carols, and songs programmed into their keyboards.

Hope this helped.

Answer 5

Well as shanky_andy said...its correct. The Sound of these bells resembles the sound of "OM". The Fact About sound of OM is that "it is that very sound that got produced when Big-Bang occurred" i.e.,at the formation of the universe. Next time whenever you ring a temple/church bell,try to observe the sensations in your body. You'll get it. Remember the word OM exists in every religion on this planet in some or the other form like Amen In Christians. For more info watch this video...

Answer 6

It is like the doorbell. also the resounding sound of the bells, incites a pious feeling.
In ancient times, there was no means of communication, like telephones. So in the villages, when someone died they used to ring the bell on top of the church. 'For whom the bell tolls.'
In India, the people used to know the direction of the temple with the bells ringing. Specially in the hills.

Answer 7

Bells have many different uses and meanings depending on the religion.

In Christian churches - bells are primarily used now to call people to church. This was helpful in earlier times when not everyone owned a clock or watch. The bells were also used to signal, warn, announce significant events and also to mourn (funeral bells).

In the Roman Catholic faith (as well as some High Lutheran and Anglican), the bells are rung at the moment of consecration which is the moment when the wine and bread is turned into the body and blood of Christ.

Each Catholic church usually has a Angelus bell which rings thrice a day during the Angelus prayers.

Visiting a local library you will find many references to legends with bells. Some cultures believe that bells have special powers or call on gods or spirits to induce rain or to chase away storm clouds.

Some believe that bells scare away evil spirits and demons.
Bells are frequently used to purify in ritual eastern and southern Asia.
The Chinese rang bells to communicate directly with spirits. In East Asia the fading tone of the bell is considered spiritually significant - like the concept of the butterfly flapping its wing creating a hurricane on the other side of the world - the rung bell sends out waves of peace and purity far and wide.
In the Russian Orthodox church, it was/is believed that the ringing of bells "spoke" to God - therefore the bigger the bell the better to speak louder to God.
Bells in Buddhist monasteries regulate daily routine.
Interestingly, most religions see the ringing of bells as a peaceful spiritual act - however, in times of war bells were taken and melted down to make cannons... in times of peace cannons were melted down to make bells.

Answer 8

They were pagan in origin. Christianity took tons of stuff from the pagan religions that it eventually replaced in Europe. Pretty much everything in Christianity can be traced back to paganism. Some of it was directly taken from paganism, some of it was taken from Judaism. However, the Jews took everything in their religion from earlier pagan religions. So, in the end, it all goes back to paganism. In fact, the dying/resurrecting son-of-god motif was borrowed from the Egyptian myth of Osiris. It was a motif that was also contained in several other pagan religions, such as the worship of Mithras and Tammuz. Although many people today aren't aware that Christianity borrowed most of its elements from much earlier pagan myths, the early Christians were very aware of the fact. In fact, it was one of the things about their religion that caused them the greatest amount of doubt. Eventually, the leaders of the early church decreed that Satan must have known in advance what Jesus was going to do and that Satan had made the "gods" of the pagan religions do the same thing so that Christianity would be discredited before it even began. Of course, only an idiot what actually believe that kind bull. Unfortunately, the early church just happened to be brimming with complete idiots. In fact, the vast majority of the early christians were slaves and/or wholly uneducated lower-class citizens. Christianity held a major appeal to the lowest classes in the Roman empire. It was about the only really new thing in Christianity - it was designed so as to appeal to the lower class people. Most of the religions at that time extolled the rich and powerful and pretty much ignored poor people. Christianity, however, criticized the wealthy and the powerful and claimed that even the lowest servant could someday enjoy paradise. That was one of the reasons that Christianity eventually grew so huge - most people in the Roman Empire were either slaves or uneducated laborers.

Answer 9

Ancient temples, village churches, and cathedrals in great cities used bells to summon the population to prayer. And bells tolled on eventful occasions, both solemn and joyous.

Answer 10

In middle age, the bells were used to alert the far community in the countries. When the celebration would be beging, the bell played....to call the citizen.

Just this.