SGM-AMALA

Water, Fruit and Bell

 

 

 The triad of basic offerings, there is the water cup, offering dish, and bell. Fresh water is placed in a cup before the Gohonzon prior to morning gongyo and is removed just before evening gongyo. After being offered, the water may be put into another cup and then consumed.
Food, such as fruit, is another offering to the Gohonzon. Cooked food is sometimes offered on special occasions, such as New Year's Day. When offering food, we ring the bell three times, place our palms together and chant daimoku three times as a gesture of deep gratitude and appreciation. The fruit may be consumed after it has been offered to the Gohonzon.
The ringing of the bell during gongyo serves to offer a pleasing sound to the Gohonzon. It should therefore not be sounded jarringly, but in a way that is pleasing to the ear. If you live in an apartment complex or with others, be careful not to ring the bell so loudly that it might disturb them.

from:nichiren.info/Gohonzon/
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