Buddhist Monk Who Popularized Mindfulness in the West Dies at Age 95

Buddhist Monk Who Popularized Mindfulness in the West Dies at Age 95
Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh arrives for a Great Chanting Ceremony at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, on March 16, 2007. AP Photo
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Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, who popularized mindfulness in the West, has died at the age of 95, his Zen teaching organization announced on Jan. 22.

The peace activist and meditation master “passed away peacefully” at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam, at midnight on Jan. 22, according to the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism’s statement.