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| Thích Nhất Hạnh | |
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Thích Nhất Hạnh in Paris in 2006
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| Religion | Thiền Buddhism |
| School | Linji school (Lâm Tế) Order of Interbeing Plum Village Tradition |
| Lineage | 42nd generation (Lâm Tế) 8th generation (Liễu Quán) |
| Other names | Thầy (teacher) |
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| Born | Nguyễn Xuân Bảo October 11, 1926 Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam |
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| Based in | Plum Village Monastery (currently in Từ Hiếu Temple near Huế, Vietnam) |
| Title | Thiền Sư (Zen master) |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Thích Chân Thật |
Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ˈtɪk ˈnjʌt ˈhʌn/; born October 11, 1926) is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He lives in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France. He was born in Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam.
He created the term Engaged Buddhism in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. A long-term exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005. Nhất Hạnh has published more than 100 books, including more than 40 in English.
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Buddha hall of the Từ Hiếu Pagoda
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Deer Park Monastery in California
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Thích Nhất Hạnh in Vught, the Netherlands, 2006
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Nhất Hạnh at Phu Bai International Airport on his 2007 trip to Vietnam (aged 80)