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There are three main bells in Plum Village practice:
- Supporting bell (gia trì)—woken by a single, half-sound to support continuous practice. After each sound, everyone takes three mindful breaths.
- Sangha informing bell (báo chúng)—woken by seven quick sounds (grouped as 3-2-2) without interruption, followed immediately by three much louder sounds to announce time and activities.
- Cloud bell (vân bản) and great bell—woken the same way as the Sangha informing bell, used in each hamlet for chant services and to regulate morning and mealtime routines.
Every bell invocation is an act of mindfulness: the bell-master holds the striker, breathes three times with the gatha “Body, speech, and mind in perfect oneness…,” then sounds seven for waking and three louder for informing. During dharma talks and chants, bell breaks every 10–15 minutes allow the whole Sangha to stop thinking and practice deep in-breathing, sustaining focus for up to 90 minutes. Monastics and trained lay practitioners alone may handle bells; novices and visitors observe until properly trained.
