Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh stayed at Tu Hieu Pagoda until his death.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh wishes to rest at Tu Hieu Pagoda, where he became a monk at the age of 16.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a letter to the monks and descendants practicing at Tu Hieu Pagoda, clearly stating his wishes after returning to Tu Hieu Pagoda (Thuy Xuan Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue).
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in front of the main hall of Tu Hieu Pagoda.Photo: Vo Thanh |
The Zen master expressed his joy at returning to Vietnam and attending the pagoda-cleaning ceremony of the ancestors at Tu Hieu Pagoda. Although living in a foreign land, every autumn, his heart still turns to the ancestors at Tu Hieu Pagoda.
According to the Zen master, kSince leaving Bao Quoc Buddhist School, for more than 70 years he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to carrying out the mission that the ancestors trusted and entrusted him with.
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh returned to Tu Hieu Pagoda on the afternoon of October 28.Photo: Vo Thanh |
"Now, the Dharma milk of Tu Hieu Pagoda, Vietnamese Buddhism has spread all over the world... I feel that the time has come to return to the Pagoda to live with my brothers and sisters in these years. The desire to return to live in the land of my ancestors and build the practice of studying at the Pagoda has been my deepest concern over the past years," Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh decided to live in the land of his ancestors with his brothers and descendants of the Patriarchal Temple until the day he passed away.
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh decided to stay in Vietnam.Photo: Vo Thanh |
"Now, we have millions of descendants of Tu Hieu Temple from many different countries around the world. Out of compassion for the descendants and compassion for those future generations, I want to enter nirvana at the Temple so that the descendants of the Temple have roots and a place to return to for refuge," the Zen master wrote.
Earlier, on the afternoon of October 28, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh returned to Tu Hieu Pagoda to the welcome of monks and Buddhists. He will stay in the same room he stayed in when he visited the pagoda in 2017.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was born in 1926 in Thua Thien Hue. He is a writer, poet, social activist and famous monk of world Buddhism.
Zen master introduces the concept of "engaged Buddhism" in the bookVietnam: Lotus in a Sea of FireWith his tireless activities, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has become the second most influential Buddhist leader in the West, after the Dalai Lama, according to foreign news agencies.
