Question

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])

ANSWER: Thích Nhất Hạnh (“tick nyat hahn”) [or Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; prompt on Thích or Thay; prompt on Nguyen; prompt on Nhất or Hạnh alone]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2273%0%14%118.13

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adrian WongOttawaHarvard5710
Charles YoungColumbia AChicago A75-5
Cormac BeirneLSEMaryland7510
Joel MilesMinnesotaWinona State76-5
Ben WismathToronto CChicago B8710
Aiden DartleyRutgersRIT102-5
Matthew WangBritish ColumbiaWUSTL B10410
Nikhil ChellamNorthwesternGeorgia State11310
David BassJohns HopkinsStanford12410
Jakob MyersIndianaMIT12610
Annabelle YangWUSTL AFlorida12710
Todd MaslykMichiganToronto B12810
Mattias EhatammWaterloo AVanderbilt12910
Bryan UgazArizona StateToronto A13510
Arjun KalaIllinois BIowa State1370
Micah ColmanWaterloo BColumbia B1370
Ani PerumallaPenn StateVirginia1370
John MarvinChicago AColumbia A13710
Henry BonWinona StateMinnesota13710
Orion KellerVirginia TechOhio State1370
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley ANorth Carolina B13710
Rohan DalalGeorgia TechTexas1370
Ryan RosenbergNYUIllinois A13710
Jisoo YooTexasGeorgia Tech1370
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BUCF13710
Roxanne TangOhio StateVirginia Tech1370
Derek ChenColumbia BWaterloo B1370
Conor ThompsonIowa StateIllinois B1370
Joseph ChambersVirginiaPenn State1370