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The shrine contained for many years a temple bell cast in Korea in [[956]]. The bell was designated a [[National Treasure]] in [[1907]], but was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Only the dragon-shaped head of the bell (the loop from which it would be hung) survived; this today resides at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
The shrine contained for many years a temple bell cast in Korea in [[956]]. The bell was designated a [[National Treasure]] in [[1907]], but was destroyed in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Only the dragon-shaped head of the bell (the loop from which it would be hung) survived; this today resides at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
According to the ''[[Nanto fudoki|Nantô fudoki]]'', the bell was 2 ''shaku'', 7 ''sun'', 1 ''bu'' (roughly 80 cm) tall, and roughly 1 ''shaku'', 8 ''sun'', 8 ''bu'' in diameter (about 55 cm). It had a rather typical form overall, but is said to have been decorated with [[apsara]]s and bodhisattvas, a rare feature. The ''Nantô fudoki'' records the full inscription on the bell, and its author, [[Higashionna Kanjun]], writes that the bell was cast in 956, and was at one time the oldest bell in [[Goryeo]]. The bell originally hung in a temple in Korea; how it came to be in Okinawa and at Naminoue remain unclear.<ref>"Naminoue-gû bonshô" 波上宮梵鐘。 ''Okinawa Encyclopedia''. vol 3. p79.</ref>
According to the ''[[Nanto fudoki|Nantô fudoki]]'', the bell was 2 ''shaku'', 7 ''sun'', 1 ''bu'' (roughly 80 cm) tall, and roughly 1 ''shaku'', 8 ''sun'', 8 ''bu'' in diameter (about 55 cm). It had a rather typical form overall, but is said to have been decorated with [[apsara]]s and bodhisattvas, a rare feature. The ''Nantô fudoki'' records the full inscription on the bell, and its author, [[Higaonna Kanjun]], writes that the bell was cast in 956, and was at one time the oldest bell in [[Goryeo]]. The bell originally hung in a temple in Korea; how it came to be in Okinawa and at Naminoue remain unclear.<ref>"Naminoue-gû bonshô" 波上宮梵鐘。 ''Okinawa Encyclopedia''. vol 3. p79.</ref>
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==References and Notes==