Why do temples ring bells 108?

Most of the bells in Buddhist temples ring once in the morning and once in the evening, 18, 18, then 18, and so on, twice, *** 108. Why is it set at 108? It is said that a year has 65438+February, 24 solar terms and 72 days (five days is a waiting period), which is 108, symbolizing a year's reincarnation and everlasting. On the other hand, people have 108 kinds of troubles, and the bell rings 108 to eliminate people's troubles.

Why knock 108?

One is to pray for national security and good weather. Because there are 12 months and 24 solar terms in a year, each solar term has three phenology and 72 phases, plus 12 months and 24 solar terms, which is exactly 108.

The second is to remove 108 kinds of troubles in life. Buddhism believes that people have 108 kinds of troubles. Listening to the bell when you say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year can drive away your troubles, get meticulous and peaceful comfort, and be full of beautiful expectations for your future life.

Third, the ancients believed that people had six bad habits: greed, cowardice, stupidity, rashness, hesitation and meanness. Each bad habit includes 18 manifestations, totaling * * * 108. Therefore, it is necessary to ring the bell of 108 when we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Every bell will eliminate a bad habit, and successive bells will gradually eliminate 108 bad habits, thus becoming a new person in the new year.

The four theories are related to "9". In ancient China, "9" was a positive number and an extreme number, and the twelve times of "9" were "108", so ringing the bell at 108 pushed the artistic conception of "9" to the extreme.