Thich Nhat Hanh, also known as 'Father of mindfulness', passes away aged 95

Prominent Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who was also referred to as the "Father of mindfulness", has passed away at the age of 95. His Zen teaching organisation, Plum Village, said that the peace activist "passed away peacefully" at the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam. Thich Nhat Hanh was exiled from Vietnam in the 1960s after opposing Vietnam War.