MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Nhât Hanh, Thich
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1966, 1974
Volume: 7 item(s); 9 pg(s)
Scope and Content
This set of correspondence includes two carbon copies of letters from Merton to Nhât Hanh, which have been published in The Hidden Ground of Love. In addition, there is an original letter from Nhât Hanh to Merton, and it remains unpublished. Thich Nhât Hanh mentions other letters not contained in the Center's holding, "The letters you sent to Saigon still remain there" (Letter of 1966/09/03).
Biography
Thich Nhât Hanh was a Buddhist monk, originally from Vietnam. During the Vietnam war, he struggled to negotiate peace and end the conflict between the North and South in a non-partisan fashion. In so doing, he was condemned by both sides and had to flee the country. After leaving Vietnam, he lectured in the United States. In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. nominated Nhât Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize. In later years, he lived in France at a monastic community called Plum Village. (Sources: The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia, pp. 325-326; the Plum Village Web site)
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See also published letters from Merton to Nhât Hanh published in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 381-382; and see also the "Nobel Institute" file for a copy of "Nhat Hanh Is My Brother" and to see Merton's nomination of Nhât Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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