Thich Nhat Hanh’s community is known as Plum Village, also referred to as the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. This name points not only to a physical place, but also to a living tradition of practice that gathers around his teachings. The community functions as a monastic and lay environment where mindfulness, compassion, and ethical engagement with the world are cultivated together. In this sense, the name “Plum Village” has come to signify both a specific practice center and a wider spiritual family.

The expression “Community of Engaged Buddhism” highlights the way this Sangha embodies mindfulness in daily life and in relationship to society. Rather than viewing spiritual practice as separate from the world’s suffering, the community seeks to integrate contemplation with action, stillness with responsibility. Plum Village thus serves as a kind of spiritual hearth for those drawn to Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision, offering a concrete setting in which his teachings can be explored, shared, and transmitted. Over time, the name has become a symbol of a gentle yet deeply committed path, where inner transformation and compassionate engagement are understood as two sides of the same way.