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15-495: Plum Village may refer to: Plum Village Tradition , a school of Buddhism Plum Village Monastery , a Buddhist monastery of the Plum Village Tradition in southern France. Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism , the governance body of the monasteries, press and fundraising organizations established by Zen Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh. Topics referred to by
30-670: Is an international Buddhist community of monks, nuns and laypeople in the Plum Village Tradition founded between 1964 and 1966 by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh . Initially, Nhất Hạnh established the Order of Interbeing from a selection of six board members of the School for Youth and Social Services, three men and three women. The first members were ordained in February 1966 and vowed to study and practice
45-765: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Plum Village Tradition The "goal" Background Chinese texts Classical Post-classical Contemporary Zen in Japan Seon in Korea Thiền in Vietnam Western Zen The Plum Village Tradition is a school of Buddhism named after the Plum Village Monastery in France,
60-524: The "five mindfulness trainings", (a version of the Five Precepts ), which bring an ethical and spiritual dimension to decision-making and are an integral part of community life. The sangha is built around a common set of practices to be performed with mindfulness applied to sensory experiences (like listening to the sound of a bell) or activities, such as walking or eating in community. There are also formal ceremonial practices normally performed by
75-745: The 14 Mindfulness trainings - an extension and modernization of Bodhisattva Precepts by Thích Nhất Hạnh - can be members of the Order. In addition both monastic and lay practitioners can receive the Dharma transmission to become Dharma Teachers in this tradition. Order of Interbeing The way The "goal" Background Chinese texts Classical Post-classical Contemporary Zen in Japan Seon in Korea Thiền in Vietnam Western Zen The Order of Interbeing ( Vietnamese : Tiếp Hiện , anglicised Tiep Hien , French : Ordre de l'Interêtre )
90-689: The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism. In 1981, Nguyễn Anh Hùng, a microbiologist and lay meditation teacher, became the seventh member of the Order. As of 2020, the Order of Interbeing had more than one thousand core members. Tiếp Hiện ( 接 現 ) is a Sino-Vietnamese term. The term did predate the Order of Interbeing's use in other contexts in Vietnamese, but was and remains uncommon. Tiếp means "being in touch with" and "continuing." Hiện means "realizing" and "making it here and now." The translation " Interbeing " ( French : Interêtre )
105-603: The ages of 18 and 35, called Wake Up. Other initiatives include Wake Up Schools and the Earth Holder Sangha. As of November 2018, there are 11 monasteries and practice centers in the Plum Village Tradition. United States Europe Asia/Australia The four dharma seals of Plum Village were proposed by Thich Nhat Hanh to determine whether a teaching is in line with that of the Plum Village tradition. The seals encouraged practitioner to dwell happily in
120-545: The first monastic practice center founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh . It is an approach to Engaged Buddhism mainly from a Mahayana perspective, that draws elements from Zen and Theravada . Its governing body is the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism . It is characterized by the application of mindfulness to everyday activities (sitting, walking, eating, speaking, listening, working, etc.). These practices are integrated with lifestyle guidelines called
135-654: The key relationship of this tradition to the various Buddhist schools and their teachings. These tenets serve as the foundation for the Plum Village teachings for the Mindfulness Trainings undertaken by lay and monastic practitioners. Another distinctive feature of the Plum Village Tradition is the community structure offered by the Order of Interbeing , whose aim is to apply the Bodhisattva ideal in daily life. Both monastic and lay practitioners who undertake
150-563: The monastics (prostrations, recitations, chanting). Community practices are aimed at facilitating the release from suffering , increasing joy, and experiencing fully the present moment. The mindfulness practices of the Plum Village Tradition are described on the Plum Village website and the book Happiness by Thich Nhat Hanh. To help cultivate these practices Plum Village encourages the use of Mindfulness apps, including its own for Android and iOS devices. These practices include: The Five Mindfulness Trainings are Thich Nhat Hanh's formulation of
165-422: The present and practice as a community. They also addressed teachings such as the interbeing nature of the three times (past, present, future) and the four noble truths, and the characteristic of seeds as continuously ripening. The 40 Tenets of Plum Village are an attempt by Thích Nhất Hạnh to identify and define the teachings that are maintained, taught and transmitted in the Plum Village Tradition. They focus on
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195-550: The suffering caused to self and others when these virtues are absent. As of 2017, the Plum Village movement comprises 589 monastics in 9 monasteries and 1271 communities of practice worldwide. An important component of this tradition is the Order of Interbeing , which is a social network of monastics and lay people who have undertaken the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. There is also a community inspired by this tradition, aimed at young people between
210-480: The traditional Buddhist Five Precepts , ethical guidelines developed during the time of the Buddha to be the foundation of practice for the entire lay Buddhist community. In southern schools of Buddhism these precepts are typically expressed as undertakings to refrain from harm - not to kill, not to steal, not to lie, not to manifest inappropriate sexual behaviour and not to consume intoxicants. Nhat Hanh's innovation
225-448: Was to express these precepts with an emphasis on the cultivation of virtues on the one hand and as a practice of mindfulness on the other. Each "Mindfulness Training" has the form "Aware of the suffering caused by ----, I am committed to cultivating ----". Each training is thus an undertaking by the practitioner both to cultivate non-harming, generosity, responsible sexual behaviour, loving speech, and mindful consumption and to be mindful of
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