Antique Elephant Temple Bell with Stand (Happy Elephant)

• Origin: Thailand
• Materials: Bronze and Wood
• Bell Dimensions: 14 ' H x 6.75" Circumference
• Stand Dimensions: 27.5" H x 18" L x 6.25" W

Add good karma to your home decor with a bronze buddhist temple bell from Thailand.  In Buddhism, ringing the bell represents an offering to all the buddhas and bodhisattvas in order to accumulate positive karma. Also, the bell represents wisdom, so ringing the bell is the sound of wisdom which purifies confusion.

In buddhism the elephant is a symbol of mental strength. At the beginning of one's practice the uncontrolled mind is symbolised by a gray elephant who can run wild any moment and destroy everything on his way. After practising dharma and taming one's mind, the mind which is now brought under control is symbolised by a white elephant strong and powerful, who can be directed wherever one wishes and destroy all the obstacles on his way.