At exactly 6am on July 1, pagodas across the country rang bells and drums to pray for national peace and prosperity.

The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha said that at 6:00 a.m. on July 1, 2025, all pagodas and monasteries across the country simultaneously rang the bell three times, chanted sutras and performed spiritual rituals to pray for peace and prosperity for the country, and aroused the strength of national unity and the sacred soul of the mountains and rivers of Vietnam.

The sounding of bells and drums to pray for national peace and prosperity to arouse the strength of national unity, the first day of operation of the provinces and cities after the merger and operation of the 2-level government model "refined, compact, strong, efficient, effective, and efficient". This is a concrete action demonstrating and promoting the tradition of Vietnamese Buddhism accompanying the nation in every stage of history.

Previously, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha issued Official Dispatch No. 284/HĐTS-VP1 requesting monasteries nationwide to ring the bell and drum three times to pray for national peace and prosperity on the morning of July 1, 2025.

Images of bell and drum ringing ceremonies to pray for national peace and prosperity at some pagodas and monasteries nationwide:

At exactly 6:00 a.m. on July 1, 2025, at Quan Su Pagoda ( Hanoi ), three bell and drum rings were rung to pray for national peace and prosperity.

The Venerables, Venerables, monks, nuns and Buddhists of Quan Su Pagoda chanted sutras and performed spiritual rituals to pray for peace, arousing the strength of great national unity.

Nearly 1,000 monks, nuns and Buddhists of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi solemnly held a grand ceremony to pray for national peace and prosperity.

Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President - General Secretary of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

Most Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet, Vice President of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and President of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi, said: The unification and implementation of a two-level local government is a great revolution in organizational structure, a rare historical event, powerful and comprehensive for the country and the people.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/dung-6h-sang-1-7-cac-chua-tren-toan-quoc-cu-chuong-trong-cau-quoc-thai-dan-an-707534.html