Drilbu Bell
The drilbu is the ritual hand bell of Himalayan Buddhism, cast in a bell-metal alloy so that it rings a long, clear note, and struck or rung during ceremonies as the companion of the dorje sceptre. The bell is held in the left hand while the dorje is held in the right, and the two together are used in most monastic rituals of the Tibetan schools. The handle of the drilbu is cast as the face of a deity, most often the goddess Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of wisdom, whose head forms the knob above a vajra finial. The sound of the bell is used to summon the attention of the practitioner and the