User:RyGuyVerve/Plum Village Monastery

Plum Village location: near Bordeaux in southern France, (was not in initial location description).

Plum Village Nuns: Description of Nuns in Plum Village has no citation - fix it.

More on Thích Nhất Hạn h: was born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo on 11 October 1926 in Hue, the central capital of Vietnam. Communist government prohibited him from coming back to Vietnam in 1975 and banned his many publications he had written with other buddhist scholars.

Of the people that he lead refuge with, several were Singapore boat people.

Practice:

At regular intervals throughout the day, members and guests are reminded of this higher purpose for living together by the sound of a gong, at which everyone drops whatever he or she is doing and pauses in “mindful” silence.

Hamlets are split up: one for monks, two for nuns, and one for married couples and families. Two additional mini-hamlets open seasonally to host the thousand-plus guests who visit each year, most of them coming for Hanh's annual summer retreat.

Thích Nhất Hạn h is known for founding the Engaged Buddhism movement, which is a core tenet practiced in the different sectors of the Plum Village Monastery.

Throughout the day, visitors and members of the Plum Village hear the sound of a gong ring through the Upper Hamlet. When this happens all members are expected to cease what they are doing and pause for a moment of "mindful" silence.