Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Book Details
- Publisher : Ebury Publishing
- Published : 2021
- Cover : Hardback
- Pages : 320
- Category :
Environmental-activism - Catalogue No : 96522
- ISBN 13 : 9781846046544
- ISBN 10 : 1846046548
About the Author(s)
Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh was a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He was the author of many acclaimed books including Peace is Every Step, Old Path White Clouds and Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm, which have sold millions of copies around the world. In 2018, he returned to Vietnam to live at the Tu Hieu Temple, where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old. He died on 22nd January 2022, at the age of 95.