Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95
Updated January 21, 2022 at 8:42 PM ET
HANOI, Vietnam — Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95.
A post on the monk's verified Twitter page attributed to The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism said that Nhat Hanh, known as Thay to his followers, died at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam.
"We invite our beloved global spiritual family to take a few moments to be still, to come back to our mindful breathing, as we
