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Exiled from his native Vietnam for almost four decades, Thich Nhat Hanh has been a pioneer bringing Buddhism and mindfulness to the West, and establishing an engaged Buddhist community for the 21st Century.
Known as the "father of mindfulness ", [4] Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism. [2] In the mid-1960s, Nhất Hạnh co-founded the School of Youth for Social Services and created the Order of Interbeing. [3] . He was exiled from South Vietnam in 1966 after expressing opposition to the war and refusing to take sides.
- 22 January 2022 (aged 95), Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam
- Thiền Sư, (Zen master)
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Jan 26, 2022 · Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who was exiled from his country for opposing the war in 1966, died Saturday at his home in Hue, Vietnam. He was 95. Thich became one of the world's...
- Terry Gross
Jan 21, 2022 · A prolific author, poet, teacher and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh was exiled from Vietnam after opposing the war in the 1960s and became a leading voice in a movement he called “engaged...
Jan 22, 2022 · HANOI, Vietnam — Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was...
