The Korean Wind Chime (Korean: 풍경, romanized: punggyeong, lit. 'wind bell') is a variety of bell traditionally hung from the exterior corners of Korean Buddhist temples, and functioning as a wind chime. The bell's clapper is often in the shape of a fish, an auspicious sign in Buddhism.[1][2]
An elaborate gilt bronze style of Korean wind chime and dragon's head finial became a type of object in later Silla / early Goryeo art.[3]
Hung from the eaves, and rung by the wind, it is a form of awakening practitioners of Buddhism to the external world.[4]
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- ^ Lee, O.-Young (2012-08-21). Things Korean. Tuttle Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 9781462908400.
- ^ "Wooden fish gongs and wind chimes: Symbols of Buddhist cultivation". koreatimes. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ "Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon's head and wind chime | Korea | early Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ^ Jang, Choong-sik. "풍경(風磬)" [Punggyeong]. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.