Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, renowned for bridging Eastern and Western spirituality, is the 2015 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award recipient.
Bishop Martin Amos traveled to Deer Park Monastery in southern California to present the award on Saturday, October 31, 2015 to the 89-year old Zen master. Sister Chan Khong and Brother Phap Dang accepted the award on behalf of Thich Nhat Hanh, who continues to recover in San Francisco, in the presence of 120 monastics and 500 retreat participants.
Thich Nhat Hanh is receiving the Pacem in Terris award on the 50th anniversary year of Martin Luther King Jr.’s selection for the same award. The two religious leaders shared a peace and nonviolence bond that influenced the political climate in the late 1960s.
Video report from Nguoi Viet Vietnamese newspaper:
2 responses to “Thich Nhat Hanh Receives the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award”
Please tell me why Thich Nhat Hanh is in the hospital. Is he sick? I was worried about him. I send him much love. May he recover soon and live yet much longer if he wishes that.
Thay had a stroke in November 2014. An update on Thay’s health from September, 2015:
http://plumvillage.org/news/an-update-on-thays-health-8th-september-2015/
You can find old news about Thay’s health here:
http://plumvillage.org/category/news/