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  2. Thích Quảng Đức - Wikipedia

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    Thích Quảng Đức (chữ Hán: 釋 廣 德, Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ kʷâːŋ ɗɨ̌k] ⓘ; born Lâm Văn Túc; c. 1897 – 11 June 1963) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who died by self-immolation at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963. [2]

  3. List of Doc Savage novels - Wikipedia

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    This is a comprehensive list of the books written about the fictional character Doc Savage originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street & Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

  4. Bhikkhu - Wikipedia

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    A "bonze" farmer from The Universal Traveller by Thomas Salmon, London, 1752. In English literature before the mid-20th century, Buddhist monks, particularly from East Asia and French Indochina, were often referred to by the term bonze. This term is derived from Portuguese and French from Japanese bonsō 'priest, monk'. It is rare in modern ...

  5. Doc Savage - Wikipedia

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    Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a polymathic scientist, explorer, detective, and warrior who "rights wrongs and punishes evildoers."

  6. Zhaozhou Congshen - Wikipedia

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    A monk asked Chao-chou, "Has the dog Buddha-nature or not?" Chao-chou said, "Wu." [4] Japanese Zen monk Shunryū Suzuki refers to Zhaozhou (as Jōshū) in his book Zen Mind, Beginner's mind. He uses the following saying from Zhaozhou to illustrate the point that Zen practice should not have a particular purpose or goal: "A clay Buddha cannot ...

  7. Ikkyū - Wikipedia

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    Ikkyū (一休宗純, Ikkyū Sōjun, February 1, 1394 – December 12, 1481) was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals. [1]

  8. Thích Nhất Hạnh - Wikipedia

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    Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ ˈ t ɪ k ˈ n ɑː t ˈ h ɑː n / TIK NAHT HAHN; Vietnamese: [tʰǐk̟ ɲə̌t hâjŋ̟ˀ] ⓘ, Huế dialect: [tʰɨt̚˦˧˥ ɲək̚˦˧˥ hɛɲ˨˩ʔ]; born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet and teacher, [2] who ...

  9. List of Doc Savage characters - Wikipedia

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    Monk Mayfair is one of the characters referred to as "The Fabulous Five", the primary assistants of Doc Savage, and first appears with the full name Andrew Blodgett Mayfair. [ 2 ] The character is presented as an industrial chemist , holding the military rank of lieutenant colonel, and physically distinct, described as resembling a great ape.

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