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Plum Village

Plum Village is a Buddhist monastery and practice centre in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, established in 1982 by the Vietnamese Zen teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh and his community. It became the principal seat of his 'engaged Buddhism' and mindfulness teachings and one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the West.

Teachers who lived here

Works composed here

  • 1975

    The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

    by Thich Nhat Hanh

  • 1987

    Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

    by Thich Nhat Hanh

  • 1998

    The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

    by Thich Nhat Hanh