Thích Nhất Hạnh
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)
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Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist who lived from 1926 to 2022 and became influential in spreading Buddhist teachings and mindfulness practices to audiences around the world. He is remembered for combining spiritual practice with social engagement, particularly through his work promoting nonviolence and interfaith dialogue during and after the Vietnam War.
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- Higher Education in Vietnam
· 2014 · cited 38x
- Emotional violence and maternal mental health: a qualitative study among women in northern Vietnam
· 2018 · cited 32x
- Fetal conditions and fatal decisions: Ethical dilemmas in ultrasound screening in Vietnam
· 2007 · cited 32x
- Contesting socialist state visions for modern mobilities: informal motorbike taxi drivers’ struggles and strategies on Hanoi’s streets, Vietnam
· 2019 · cited 30x
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Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ˈtɪk ˈnɑːt ˈhɑːn/ TIK NAHT HAHN; Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ ɲə̌t hâjŋ̟ˀ] , Huế dialect: [tʰɨt̚˦˧˥ ɲək̚˦˧˥ hɛɲ˨˩ʔ]; born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền 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", Nhất Hạnh was a major influence on Western practices of Buddhism.
In the mid-1960s, Nhất Hạnh 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. Nhất Hạnh 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. Nhất Hạnh promoted deep listening as a nonviolent solution to conflict and sought to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of environments that sustain and promote peace. He coined the term "engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.
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