Plum Village - Upper Hamlet
The Plum Village Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of the Plum Village Tradition in the Dordogne, southern France near the city of Bordeaux. It was founded by two Vietnamese monastics, Thích Nhất Hạnh and Chân Không, in 1982.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple located in Dordogne, in France
- Also known as: “Làng Mai (Pháp)”, “Plum Village Monastery”, and “Village des Pruniers - Hameau du haut”
- Address: Le Pey, Thénac, 24240
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Puyguilhem and Château de Théobon.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Puyguilhem
Church
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Puyguilhem is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Plum Village - Upper Hamlet.
Château de Théobon
Castle
Château de Théobon is a castle, which is situated 3 km west of Plum Village - Upper Hamlet.
Château de Puyguilhem
House
Château de Puyguilhem is a house, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Plum Village - Upper Hamlet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loubès-Bernac and Sigoulès.
Loubès-Bernac
Village
Loubès-Bernac is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Loubès-Bernac is situated 4 km west of Plum Village - Upper Hamlet.
Sigoulès
Village
Sigoulès is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac. Sigoulès is situated 5 km east of Plum Village - Upper Hamlet.
Mescoules
Village
Mescoules is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Mescoules is situated 7 km east of Plum Village - Upper Hamlet.
Plum Village - Upper Hamlet
- Categories: vihāra, place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Thénac, Arrondissement of Bergerac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.74342° or 44° 44′ 36″ north
Longitude
0.34387° or 0° 20′ 38″ east
Open location code
8FP2P8VV+9G
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Plum Village - Upper Hamlet” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Plum Village Monastery”
- Burmese: “ဆီးရွာကျောင်း”
- Chinese: “梅村禪修中心”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قريه بلوم”
- Esperanto: “Prunvilaĝo”
- Finnish: “Luumukylän luostari”
- French: “village des pruniers”
- French: “Village des pruniers”
- German: “Plum Village”
- Hebrew: “מנזר כפר השזיפים”
- Indonesian: “Plum Village”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Plum Village”
- Spanish: “Plum Village”
- Vietnamese: “Làng Mai”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Château Thénac and Espace André Bellordre.
Nearby Places
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