越南 现代中国  (1926 AD)

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　　Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926. 1942, that is, in his 16-year-old, he became a Zen monk monk. Vietnamese-American War broke out, he was Chairman of the Vietnamese Buddhist peace delegation, he and many of his fellow monk, gave up the madding temple Kiyonaga life, actively involved in the relief of victims of war activities. At the same time, they publicly expressed their desire to thirst for peace. During this period, he founded the Youth Service, schools, holy life Buddhist University (Van Hanh Buddhist University) and the Tiep Hien (Vietnamese, interbeing mean) group. In 1966, he should be peace Association (the Fellowship of Reconciliation) at the invitation of the United States, to the American people about the silence of the Vietnamese people, the lower the suffering in the war and their desire for peace. In the meantime, he and hundreds of groups of organizations and individuals met, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (McNamara), Little Martin. Luther. King (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr), Thomas. Merton (Thomas Merton), and other famous people. In Europe, he also met with Pope Paul VI (Pope Paul VI). He later settled in France, where he established a small group activity meditator - Plum Village.
　　After the war, Nhat Hanh and his Vietnamese Buddhist Peace Delegation in Paris colleagues, trying through legal means, to relief funds sent to starving children in the hands of the Vietnamese, but without success. The second year, the delegation has reached Malaysia and Singapore in an attempt to disturbances Gulf of Siam to save the boat people are seeking security, but their efforts were opposed to governments. Because they do not know how to proceed, Nhat Hanh began a period of retreat life. In more than five years time, Nhat Hanh Plum Village has stayed - his retreat in France, engaged in meditation, writing, gardening, and occasionally to see visitors. In 1982, he was invited to participate in New York's "respect for life Federation" (the Reverence for Life Conference), during the meeting, he found that Americans are showing great interest in meditation. He then proceeded to set up meditation centers in the United States, and guide students in the United States, Zen meditation. Through years of unremitting efforts, Nhat Hanh in Europe and North America set up a number of "mindfulness meditation center", as scores of high, artists, psychologists, environmentalists and the children provide a great deal of help, have made fruitful achievements so that Buddhism in the Western world had a growing impact. Nhat Hanh has therefore become people's attention.
　　In 1967, Nhat Hanh is a small Martin. Luther. King (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr) nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Luther. King said: "I do not know who else than this gentle monk from Vietnam when the Nobel Peace Prize more worthy."
　　Thomas. Merton (Thomas Merton) is described Zen Master's: "Compared to many in the race and nationality, closer to my people, he is more like my brother, because he and my way of looking at things exactly the same. "Zen Master is not only a great religious practitioners and activists, while he was a poet and writer.
　　So far, he has been with the Vietnamese, English and French written over 80 books, including "to live peaceful" (Being peace), "the sun of my heart" (The Sun My Heart), "walking meditation Guide "(A Guide to Walking Meditation)," mindfulness miracle "(The Miracle of Mindfulness)," Wisdom of the Heart "(The Heart of Understanding)," Buddha of the Heart "(The heart of the Buddha's Teaching)," Life transformation and Liaojiu "(Transformation and Healing)," present moment, wonderful moment "(Present Moment, Wonderful Moment) and so on.
　　50 years as a monk monk monk, Zen Master of education have been two generations of monks in Vietnam, making him master of the concise, poetic language to express the most profound Dharma skills. Because he experienced the war, and courage to face the reality of our times, therefore, his teachings also relate to the pain, the subject of conciliation and peace, and has a very strong flavor and practical guide of life, is really lively splash of the WTO Buddhism. Zen Master the English book editor Arnold. Cutler (Arnold Kotler) evaluated the Zen Master's work: "He taught, for our busy lives and the way of understanding human selfishness is, is a vital antidote." Nhat Hanh's book as concerned about the existence of the human condition, focusing on the suffering of the human mind and Liaojiu, combined with his experience and profound Buddhist poetry in simple terms the general expression, so common in Europe and the United States in the world are welcome, sold very well. For example, his "live peacefully", "Taste of peace" (Touching Peace), "the miracle of mindfulness," "life transformation and Liaojiu", "step by step Lok line" (Peace is Every Step), etc., have been been translated into more than 30 countries, the text in the bestseller lists in Europe and the United States had twice entered the top ten of the top ten, his book is the only non-fiction bestseller, which in publishing history is rare.