Donnerstag, 7. Oktober 2010

Thich Nhat Hanh


Thich Nhat Hanh was born at 11 October 1926, as Nguyen Xuan Bao in Thua Thien, central Vietnam is a Buddhist monk, writer and poet. Thich is a title of Vietnamese monks.
Thich Nhat Hanh is the 42nd Generation of Linji line. In addition to the Dalai Lama he is the author of numerous books and a master of Buddhist doctrine and since his youth representative of a decidedly engaged Buddhism. Thich Nhat Hanh was ordained as a monk at age 16. Early he was interested in addition to the texts of the Mahayana tradition also writings of other schools, especially for those of the Theravada. An important step in his life was in 1966, the foundation of the Tiep-Hien Order, the Order of “the Inter One ", which task was to practice Buddhist teaching in social and peace problems. During a visit to America, Thich Nhat Hanh has been proposed by Martin Luther King for the Nobel Peace Prize. After the meeting with the Buddhist monk, Martin Luther King spoke for the first time publicly against the Vietnam War. 1969 Thich Nhat Hanh was a member of the Buddhist delegation at the peace negotiations for Vietnam in Paris. There he founded the in the same year, the United Buddhist Church. Tich Nhat Hanh’s teachings are based on the 8 full paths. He is one of the most important speakers of Buddhism and is highly respected all over the world.

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