Thích Nhất Hạnh
6 records in the archive · 1971
About the artist
Thích Nhất Hạnh, founder of the Buddhist School of Youth for Social Service and former director of social studies at Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, was one of South Vietnam's best-known poets; his book "Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire" was printed in eight languages, Dr. Martin Luther King nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, and his volume of peace poetry was suppressed by the Saigon regime. [Source: record sleeve and labels]