Thích Nhất Hạnh
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk
Died when: 95 years 103 days (1143 months)Star Sign: Libra
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Thích Nh?t H?nh (/'t?k 'nj?t 'h?n/ TIK NYUHT HUHN;Vietnamese: [t?ik? ???t hâj???]; born Nguy?n Xuân B?o; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thi?n Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism.
Known as the "father of mindfulness", Nh?t H?nh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.In the mid-1960s, Nh?t H?nh co-founded the School of Youth for Social Services and created the Order of Interbeing.
He was exiled from South Vietnam in 1966 after expressing opposition to the war and refusing to take sides.In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Nh?t H?nh established dozens of monasteries and practice centers and spent many years living at the Plum Village Monastery, which he founded in 1982 in southwest France near Thénac, traveling internationally to give retreats and talks.
Nh?t H?nh promoted deep listening as a nonviolent solution to conflict and sought to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of all elements in nature.
He coined the term "engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.After a 39-year exile, Nh?t H?nh was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005.
In 2018, he returned to Vietnam to his "root temple", T?Hi?u Temple, near Hu?, where he lived until his death in 2022, at the age of 95.
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