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James Pearson

Thich Nhat Hanh, poetic peace activist and master of mindfulness, dies at 95

French-based Buddhist zen master Thich Nhat Hanh gestures during his arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok October 11, 2010. Nhat Hanh is making a pilgrimage to Thailand till October 30 as part of his 2010 Southeast Asia tour together with 80 monks from Plum Village in France, according to local media reports. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

(This Jan. 22 story corrects to Princeton Theological Seminary from Princeton University in 12th paragraph)

(Reuters) - Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday aged 95 surrounded by his followers in the temple where his spiritual journey began.

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