Buddhist followers sit during the cremation of Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh in Hue province on Saturday, January 29, 2022. - AFP
HUE (Vietnam), Jan 29, 2022 (AFP): Tens of thousands of Vietnamese on Saturday bade farewell to the late monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh -- one of the world's most influential religious leaders -- ahead of his cremation ceremony in the country's Buddhist heartland.
The Zen master, who was credited with bringing mindfulness to the West and whose reach in Buddhism was seen as second only to the Dalai Lama, died aged 95 a week ago at the Tu Hieu Pagoda in the central city of Hue.
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