JOKA NO KANE
I refers to the annual ringing of bells on the night of New Year at the Japanese temples. One hundred and eight (108) depicts the number of wordly desires, which they are believed to cause pain and suffering to the human heart.
This is part of Japanese New Year celebrations, people queue to ring the temple bells 108 times in a ceremony known Joyanokane (除夜の鐘, "New Year bells"); the 108 peals of the bell are intended to purge humanity of the 108 earthly temptations.
I refers to the annual ringing of bells on the night of New Year at the Japanese temples. One hundred and eight (108) depicts the number of wordly desires, which they are believed to cause pain and suffering to the human heart.
This is part of Japanese New Year celebrations, people queue to ring the temple bells 108 times in a ceremony known Joyanokane (除夜の鐘, "New Year bells"); the 108 peals of the bell are intended to purge humanity of the 108 earthly temptations.
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