Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, poet, peace activist and author, born in Huế. Exiled from Vietnam for decades, he founded the Plum Village monastery in southwest France in 1982 and is credited with coining the term Engaged Buddhism in Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. His many books on mindfulness include The Miracle of Mindfulness, Peace Is Every Step and Being Peace. He returned to Từ Hiếu Temple near Huế in 2018 and died there in January 2022 at the age of 95.