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Thomas Merton is a theologian, poet, essayist born in Prades (United States).
Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968), religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist and scholar of comparative religion. He was a monk in the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death. Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice, and pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most widely-read works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948). Merton became a keen proponent of interfaith understanding, exploring Eastern religions through study and practice. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures including the Dalai Lama, Japanese writer D. T. Suzuki, Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
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| Born | 31 January 1915, Prades |
| Profession | theologian, poet, essayist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Employer | St. Bonaventure University |
| Educated at | Clare College, Columbia University, Oakham School |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Cancer |
| Nakshatra | Ashlesha (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Pisces |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Web) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 25 of them (8%) have the Moon in Cancer, like Thomas Merton, and 13 (4%) share the Ashlesha Nakshatra — the #7 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Thomas Merton was born on 31 January 1915 in Prades. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Web) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Thomas Merton's Moon sign (Rashi) is Cancer and the Nakshatra is Ashlesha, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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