Construction of Buddhist monasteries in Vietnam

Timeline

1. 1026Cluster of Buddhist temples in the Thăng Long capital · VietnamLý Thái Tổ decreed that great bells be cast for three royal Buddhist temples in Thăng Long—Hồng Thiên Temple, Đại Giáo Temple, and Thăng Nghiêm Temple—completing the ritual facilities of the monasteries and displaying the Lý dynasty's state policy of governing with Buddhist support.
2. 1010–1026Vietnam · VietnamAfter moving the capital to Thăng Long in 1010, Lý Thái Tổ widely built Buddhist temples in the capital and Thiên Đức Prefecture (his ancestral home); in 1019 he sent envoys to the Song to obtain the Buddhist canon, and in 1024 he built Thiền Giáo Temple. The casting of bells in 1026 was part of this peak of Buddhist construction.