Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh dies at 95

Apostle of peace: A file photo of Hanh at the opening ceremony of a requiem mass at the Non Nuoc pagoda in Soc Son mountain, 64km north of Hanoi, in 2007. — Reuters

Prominent Buddhist monk and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away at Tu Hieu Temple where his spiritual journey began. He was 95.

Hanh was born in 1926 in Quang Dien district in Thua Thien-Hue province. He later joined Tu Hieu Temple in Hue as a novice monk at the age of 16.