{"id":630,"date":"2022-01-25T00:15:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=630"},"modified":"2022-01-25T18:30:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:30:35","slug":"rip-zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/rip-zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_632\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-632\" class=\" wp-image-632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Javardh on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The news about the passing of Buddhist monk, Zen master Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh this past weekend was all over the world, from the Vietnamese media, both in the country and overseas, to major international media outlets, such as CNN, BBC, etc. Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh was known to Western countries as the \u201cFather of Mindfulness\u201d and an influential peace activist. Some claimed his popularity and influence as a Buddhist spiritual leader was only second after the Dalai Lama, though in my opinion, it\u2019s a bit exaggerated.<\/p>\n<p>Reading the news about\u00a0Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh, you may be confused about how people address him with different titles such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Thi\u1ec1n<\/em><em>\u00a0s\u01b0<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Zen master<\/li>\n<li><em>Th\u1ea7y\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Teacher<\/li>\n<li><em>S\u01b0<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00f4ng\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 Senior Buddhist monk<\/li>\n<li><em>H\u00f2a th\u01b0\u1ee3ng\u00a0<\/em>&#8211;\u00a0Buddhist monk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vietnamese Buddhist practitioners and followers would casually but respectfully call him\u00a0<strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>h\u1ea7y<\/em><\/strong>, a friendly and endearing term for teacher. Generally, people addressed him as\u00a0<strong><em>S\u01b0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0\u00f4ng<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Thi\u1ec1n<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0s\u01b0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><em>H\u00f2a th\u01b0\u1ee3ng<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh\u00a0sinh n\u0103m<\/em><em>\u00a0B\u00ednh D\u1ea7n<\/em> (born in the year of the tiger) 1926 in Hu\u1ebf and <strong><em>vi\u00ean<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0t\u1ecbch<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(died) in January 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2022,\u00a0<em>n\u0103m<\/em><em>\u00a0T\u00e2n S\u1eedu<\/em> (year of the ox) at the age of 95 at <em>T\u1eeb<\/em><em>\u00a0Hi\u1ebfu<\/em>\u00a0Temple in Hu\u1ebf,\u00a0Vietnam. Note that it is customary for the Vietnamese to often reference major life events such as birthdays, anniversaries, and deaths in both Gregorian and lunar calendar terms. If interested, you can follow his memorial service on live streaming this week both from\u00a0<em>T\u1eeb<\/em><em>\u00a0Hi\u1ebfu<\/em>\u00a0Temple in Hu\u1ebf,\u00a0Vietnam and from\u00a0<em>L\u00e0ng<\/em><em>\u00a0Mai<\/em>\u00a0(Plum Village) monastery in France.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_631\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\" wp-image-631\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/thomas-oxford-AHAS3599r_M-unsplash-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/thomas-oxford-AHAS3599r_M-unsplash-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/thomas-oxford-AHAS3599r_M-unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/thomas-oxford-AHAS3599r_M-unsplash-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/thomas-oxford-AHAS3599r_M-unsplash-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/thomas-oxford-AHAS3599r_M-unsplash-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Thomas Oxford on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>ACTIVITIES &amp; CONTROVERSIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like anybody who is popular,\u00a0<em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/em>\u00a0no doubt was an extraordinary person but also not without controversies.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1960s,\u00a0<em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh\u00a0<\/em>received a Fullbright Fellowship and went to Princeton University. He later went to Columbia University to further his\u00a0<strong><em>th\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(theology)\u00a0studies and research.<\/p>\n<p>As the war escalated in Vietnam in the\u00a0mid\u00a060s,\u00a0<em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/em>\u00a0returned\u00a0to Vietnam in early 1964 and immediately engaged with\u00a0<strong><em>Gi\u00e1o<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0h\u1ed9i Ph\u1eadt gi\u00e1o Vi\u1ec7t Nam Th\u1ed1ng Nh\u1ea5t<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(United Vietnamese Buddhism). Together with other Buddhist monks, he established the Buddhist Institute later called\u00a0<strong><em>Tr\u01b0\u1eddng<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0\u0110\u1ea1i H\u1ecdc V\u1ea1n H\u1ea1nh<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(V\u1ea1n H\u1ea1nh\u00a0University) in Saigon, as well as\u00a0<strong><em>nh\u00e0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n L\u00e1 B\u1ed1i<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(La Boi publishing House).\u00a0He also founded\u00a0<strong><em>tr\u01b0\u1eddng<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Thanh Ni\u00ean Ph\u1ee5ng S\u1ef1 X\u00e3 H\u1ed9i<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(School of Youth and Social Services), a\u00a0non-partisan youth development organization.<\/p>\n<p><em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh\u2019s <\/em>anti-war<em>\u00a0<\/em>activities clashed with the South Vietnamese Government and he was labeled a traitor. Although he may have inadvertently bolstered the North\u2019s propaganda during the war, he was also banned from entering Vietnam after the war. As a result, he lived in exile for thirty-nine years. Leaving in 1966, he was not allowed to return to Vietnam until 2005. His return trips to Vietnam stirred even more controversies, particularly placing him at odds with some prominent overseas Vietnamese human right activists, due to the Vietnam&#8217;s human rights record.<\/p>\n<p><em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/em>\u00a0met Martin Luther King, Jr during his 1966 trip to the United States to call for peace. A year later, Dr. King, Jr. nominated him for the\u00a0<strong><em>gi\u1ea3i Nobel h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Nobel Peace Prize). For the record, no\u00a0<em>gi\u1ea3i Nobel h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh<\/em>\u00a0was awarded in either 1966 or 1967.\u00a0In 1969,\u00a0<em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/em>\u00a0led the Buddhist delegation to the\u00a0Paris Peace Talks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh\u00a0<\/em>actually flourished in the west, particularly with his \u201cMindfulness Meditation\u201d teaching. Mindfulness in Vietnamese is <strong><em>Ch\u00e1nh<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0ni\u1ec7m.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>According to the Plum Village organization website, for the past 20 years, there were over 100,000 people who made a commitment to follow his \u201cFive Mindfulness Training\u201d. He opened monasteries all over the world from Vietnam to The United States, France, Germany, Hong Kong, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Besides being a well-known \u201cZen Master\u201d,\u00a0<em>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/em> was a prolific writer and master of calligraphy. He was a man full of charisma and talents. In contrast to being a social activist in the 60s and 70s, he seemed to dedicate his later years to bringing \u201czen\u201d to the world with his\u00a0 <strong><em>Ch\u00e1nh<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> ni\u1ec7m\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> teaching instead. I found his \u201cMindfulness Meditation\u201d to be useful. Listen to his interview with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey eight years ago and scan forward to minute 31:00. Please tell me what you think about his concept of \u201cmantras\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thich Nhat Hanh -  Oprah Winfrey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dG2mMU1loGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"280\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-280x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/01\/javardh-FL6rma2jePU-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><p>The news about the passing of Buddhist monk, Zen master Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh this past weekend was all over the world, from the Vietnamese media, both in the country and overseas, to major international media outlets, such as CNN, BBC, etc. Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh was known to Western countries as the \u201cFather of Mindfulness\u201d and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/rip-zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,2111,178,13],"tags":[551094,551096,551097,551093,551095],"class_list":["post-630","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-events","category-history","category-vocabulary","tag-buddhist-monk","tag-meditation","tag-mindfulness","tag-thich-nhat-hanh","tag-zen-master"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":636,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630\/revisions\/636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}