The Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh passed away today, January 22, 2022, peacefully in his home country of Vietnam.
In Today’s world, everyone is in a rush to get something. Depression and anxiety have taken over humans so badly that peace of mind is required by many.
Leaders like Thich Nhat Hanh had changed so many lives by their teaching of mindfulness that his death became the news to the world. We have lost one of the gems.
How Thich Nhat Hanh Passed Away?
Many publications have announced the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh’s death. He articulated and disseminate the core Buddhist teachings of mindfulness, kindness, and compassion to a broad global audience.
In 2014, Nhat had a stroke at Plum Village, the monastery and retreat center in southwest France he founded in 1982 which, was also his home base. He was unable to speak after the stroke.
In October 2018, he stunned his disciples by informing them that he would like to return home to Vietnam to pass his final days at the Tu Hieu root temple in Hue, where he became a monk in 1942 at the age of 16.
He is the founder of the largest monastic order in the West. He also refrains from consuming animal products, as a means of nonviolence towards animals. He died at the age of 95.
So far, there is no information on how he died. It might be due to his old age. But how he lived does matter, and we hope almighty will guide his soul to the peaceful heaven.
Learn Monk, Thich Nhat Hanh Death Cause
At this time, we do not have any information on the cause of his death. There is no statement given by his family members or any of his closest fellow.
Everyone must be in a shock to lose him and take some time to get over the grief. Indeed, it is a great loss for the world to lose the father of mindfulness.
We hope someone from his family or authority will come forward and share the death cause. Social media is full of condolences extended to him and prayers for his family.
Meet Thich Nhat Hanh Wife & Family
Thich Nhat Hanh seemed unmarried. He was born on 11 October 1926 into a large family in the ancient imperial capital of Hue in Central Vietnam. He was born Nguyen Xuan Bao.
The detail of his parents and siblings are not found. Though there is no mention of his family, and despite being married, his disciples are many in numbers that he might not miss family.
His followers were his extended family, and digging his Facebook page, he seemed so much contented in his teachings and his followers. This is why many people mourn his passing.