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Jon Kabat-Zinn helped name a center for this person at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School after developing a stress reduction course. This person led chanting ceremonies called “Grand Requiem for Praying Equally for All to Untie the Knots of Unjust Suffering.” This person’s quips like “the sun my heart” and “a cloud never dies” advanced a concept he coined (10[1])to describe the inability to forget spiritual teachers. Thomas Merton declared this religious figure to be his brother. (10[1]-5[1])This (-5[1])figure, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by MLK, (10[1])promoted relaxation as part of recognizing “the body in the body.” The Order of Interbeing (-5[1])resides at (10[1])a vihāra co-founded by this figure in Southern France. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of The Miracle of Mindfulness, (10[1])an Engaged (10[1])Buddhist (10[1])who (10[1])founded (10[1])the Plum Village Community after leaving (10[1])Vietnam. ■END■ (10[5]0[10])

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