01-25-2022, 07:31 PM
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese guru and activist.
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Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ˈtɪk ˈnjʌt ˈhʌn/; Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ ɲə̌t hâjŋ̟ˀ] (audio speaker iconlisten); born as Nguyễn Đình Lang and later known by the name Nguyễn Xuân Bảo;[2] October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher,[3] and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism.[4] Known as the "father of mindfulness",[5] Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.[3]
Nhất Hạnh was exiled from Vietnam in the 1960’s after expressing opposition to the war.[3] He established dozens of monasteries and practice centers[3]and spent most of his later life at the Plum Village Monastery in southwest France near Thénac,[6] travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.[7] After a 39-year exile, he was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005.[8] In November 2018, he returned to Vietnam to his "root temple", Từ Hiếu Temple, near Huế,[9] where he died on January 22, 2022, at the age of 95.[10]
Nhất Hạnh was active in the peace and deep ecology movements, promoting nonviolent solutions to conflict and raising awareness of the interconnectedness of all elements in nature.[11] He was the founder of the largest monastic order in the West. He also refrained from consuming animal products, as a means of nonviolence toward animals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch...E1%BA%A1nh
Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ˈtɪk ˈnjʌt ˈhʌn/; Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ ɲə̌t hâjŋ̟ˀ] (audio speaker iconlisten); born as Nguyễn Đình Lang and later known by the name Nguyễn Xuân Bảo;[2] October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher,[3] and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism.[4] Known as the "father of mindfulness",[5] Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.[3]
Nhất Hạnh was exiled from Vietnam in the 1960’s after expressing opposition to the war.[3] He established dozens of monasteries and practice centers[3]and spent most of his later life at the Plum Village Monastery in southwest France near Thénac,[6] travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.[7] After a 39-year exile, he was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005.[8] In November 2018, he returned to Vietnam to his "root temple", Từ Hiếu Temple, near Huế,[9] where he died on January 22, 2022, at the age of 95.[10]
Nhất Hạnh was active in the peace and deep ecology movements, promoting nonviolent solutions to conflict and raising awareness of the interconnectedness of all elements in nature.[11] He was the founder of the largest monastic order in the West. He also refrained from consuming animal products, as a means of nonviolence toward animals