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Brother Đức Trí

A Mexican monastic in the Plum Village tradition, born in 1985. He began his monastic training in 2016 at the age of 31 and was ordained as a novice monk on December 14, 2016, receiving the Dharma name Gentle Liberation of the Heart and the Dharma title Chân Trời Đức Trí. He belongs to the Yellow Plum Tree ordination family.

He received full monastic ordination on October 2, 2021, during the Crossing to the Other Shore Great Ordination Ceremony held at Deer Park Monastery.

As the 980th disciple of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, Brother Trời Đức Trí belongs to the 43rd generation of the Linji (Rinzai) lineage and the 9th generation of the Liễu Quán Dharma lineage

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