Plum Village Monastery
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.
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Order | Zen |
Established | 1982 |
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Founder(s) | Thích Nhất Hạnh, Chân Không |
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Location | Thénac, Dordogne, France |
Website | plumvillage |
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