The inspiring story of a simple Buddhist monk whose disciples and admirers are found all over the world.
His name is hard to pronounce. It is much harder to spell his name correctly. His appearance is in no way impressive. He is short, bald and puny. And he is ninety-two.
But he has disciples from all over the world. Thousands call him simply ‘Thay’, which means ‘Teacher’ or ‘Master.’ His teachings have brought peace and hope to thousands of people.
Thich Nhat Hanh was born in Vietnam in 1926. At the young age of sixteen, he entered a Buddhist monastery. After being trained, he was ordained a ‘Bhikku’ in 1951. Soon he founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School of Youth for Social Service (SYSS), which trained young Buddhist peace workers to go to villages and establish schools, build clinics and rebuild villages.
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Fr M A Joe Antony SJ
