Thich Nâth Hanh e os princípios para o diálogo inter-religioso

Abstract

This paper presents the results of research on the biography and the basis of the teachings of Thich Nath Hanh Vietnamese monk of Zen Buddhist tradition, describing its history since its formation as a monk and his political activist struggle for peace during the Vietnam War. In his extensive work Thich Nath Hanh provides grants for the implementation or experience of mindfulness as a contribution to the movement of engaged Buddhism and contemporary inter-religious dialogue. The main pursuit of this study is to describe and analyze the possible contributions of Thich Nath Hanh to the historical moment in which we live and the application of its activists practices for the improvement of the relationship between humans and the planet in a green vision and inter-religious dialogue . In this search presents its approach to other seekers of Interreligious Dialogue, particularly those of the Christian tradition, as Thomas Merton and Daniel Berrigan, in books where he explores the theme of rapprochement between the teachings of Buddha and Christ. Finally, there is the contemporary situation of the dialogue and the applicability of the proposals of this author and his Interbeing Order as support for the peaceful existence among the different religious traditions and cultures today.