Thích Nhất Hạnh

Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)

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Lived 1926–2022, aged 96

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1926–2022
Aged 96

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Updated 2026-05-29

Vietnamese Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the West through Plum Village and engaged Buddhism. Prolific author and poet whose teachings on peace activism became the blueprint for how Westerners practice Buddhism today.

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Thích Nhất Hạnh 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.

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