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More than 100 Buddhists made a pilgrimage from Vinh City and neighboring areas to Tu Hieu Pagoda to pay homage to Master Thich Nhat Hanh, the second most influential Buddhist leader in the West, after the Dalai Lama. |
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Tu Hieu Pagoda in Duong Xuan Thuong III village, Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, Thua Thien - Hue province, is one of the large ancient temples and a cultural and historical landmark of the ancient capital of Hue. |
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On October 28, 2018, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh returned to Tu Hieu Pagoda in Hue to rest and recuperate, welcomed by monks and Buddhists. He decided to stay here until the day he passed away. |
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was born in 1926 in Thua Thien - Hue with the birth name Nguyen Xuan Bao. He became a monk following Zen Buddhism at the age of 16 at Tu Hieu Pagoda. The Zen Master graduated from Bao Quoc Buddhist Institute, studied Zen according to the Mahayana school of Buddhism and officially became a monk at the age of 23. He is a Zen Master, a lecturer, a writer, a poet, a researcher, a social activist and a peace activist. Photo: Zing.vn |
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After many hours of waiting, hoping to meet the teacher by chance, the Buddhists could only stand from afar and worship and see the teacher's figure in his familiar brown robe, unable to walk but still clear-headed and alert. |
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The campus where Thich Nhat Hanh is recuperating. |
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Buddhists practice walking meditation in the temple grounds. |
Content: Thanh Nga - Photo: Duc Anh