Thich Nhat Hahn, the Buddhist monk whose mindful focus and activist teachings changed how the world practices Buddhism, died Saturday morning in Vietnam. He was 95.
Thich Nhat Hanh died peacefully at exactly midnight in his home Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, according to a Facebook post from his account.
Possibly the second-most famous monk in the world, behind only the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings inspired an entirely new school of Buddhism known as the Plum Village Tradition. It is practiced throughout the world, with the first and largest monastery based near Bordeaux, France.
