Thich Hanh Nguyen

Gaya, India •

Artist (Digital Arts) •

Born 1967 •

"A mind with wisdom and mindfulness brings peace and tranquility within. A mind driven by greed leads to suffering and chaos in the world around us."

Born in 1967, he settled in Denmark in 1985. He became a monk in 1987 at Vien Giac Temple in Hannover, Germany.

In 1992, he traveled to India to study and learn about Tibetan Buddhism. He studied at the Sera University, a Gelukpa Buddhist institution, from 1993 to 1998.

In 1999, he established the Vien Giac Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, and currently serves as its abbot.

He built the Cuc Lac Temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2005 and entered a three-year retreat from 2011 to 2014.

From 2016 to 2022, he returned to Vietnam to explore the local lifestyle and practice.

Since 2022, he has been the abbot of both the Vien Giac Temple in Bodh Gaya and the Cuc Lac Temple in Thailand.

Published Works:"Xứ Phật Tình Quê" (Buddha's Land, Hometown Love), Volume 1: 1998."Tự Truyện Một Người Tu" (Autobiography of a Monk), Volume 1: 2000."Tự Truyện Một Người Tu" (Autobiography of a Monk), Volume 2: 2001."Xứ Phật Tình Quê" (Buddha's Land, Hometown Love), Volume 2: 2002."Milarepa": 2004."Mùa Hoa Đào Nở" (The Season of Cherry Blossoms): 2014.

In 2023 and 2024, he embarked on an ambitious artistic endeavor, creating 10,000 Buddhist paintings with diverse themes, including the Buddha, Zen art, Nature and Humanity, Japanese Gardens, Ikebana (flower arrangement), Tea Ceremony, and the pinnacle of Japanese art.

Digital Arts | Several sizes

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