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The Plum Village Monastery (Vietnamese: Làng Mai; French: Village des pruniers) is a Buddhist monastery of the Plum Village Tradition in the Dordogne, southern France near the city of Bordeaux. It was founded by two Vietnamese monastics, Thích Nhất Hạnh (a Zen master and Buddhist monk) and Chân Không (a Buddhist nun), in 1982. [1] [2]
The Plum Village Tradition is a school of Buddhism named after the Plum Village Monastery in France, the first monastic practice center founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh, Chân Không, and other members of the Order of Interbeing.
Plum Village - Thich Nhat Hanh's main monastery and practice center, located about 85 kilometres (53 miles) east of Bordeaux, France. Parallax Press - Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher, co-founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Arnie Kotler. Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
Plum Village does not try to prove the truth of interbeing, but instead emphasizes the importance of recognizing its truth through meditation (generating mindfulness, insight, and concentration). [ 13 ] [ 18 ] Understanding interbeing is essential for overcoming suffering and reaching enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal in Buddhism. [ 13 ]
In 1982, Nhất Hạnh and Chân Không established the Plum Village Monastery, a vihara [A] in the Dordogne near Bordeaux in southern France. [8] Plum Village is the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and America, with over 200 monastics and over 10,000 visitors a year. [63] [64]
May - Blue Cliff Monastery established; Maple Forest Monastery and Green Mountain Dharma Center close and move to the new location as an extension of Plum Village Monastery ; 2008. August - European Institute of Applied Buddhism is established Waldbröl, Germany, by members of the Plum Village Tradition and the Order of Interbeing. 2010
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Plum Village may refer to: . Plum Village Tradition, a school of Buddhism; Plum Village Monastery, a Buddhist monastery of the Plum Village Tradition in southern France.; Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, the governance body of the monasteries, press and fundraising organizations established by Zen Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh.