A group of roughly 19 Buddhist monks, accompanied by their rescue dog Aloka, are walking more than 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center, a Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, in Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. in what they call the Walk for Peace. Their purpose is not political protest but a spiritual offering: promoting mindfulness, compassion, unity, nonviolence, and healing during a time they feel the country is deeply divided.
Their walk began on October 26, 2925, and they travel in single file along highways and rural roads, wearing saffron or ocher robes and carrying only essentials. Locals have been greeting them along the way, offering food, water, and heartfelt conversations. Many people say the monks’ presence feels calming — a kind of moving meditation passing through their towns. They plan on concluding the march in Washington, DC in February 2026 where they will petition the US Government to declare Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday a national holiday.
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And here are additional sources where you can view more photos:
- Peace walk photo coverage from The Vicksburg Post
- Images of the monks walking along highways in Texas from MySanAntonio
- Photo galleries from Press Register showing the monks with their dog and flags
- Coverage from News From the States with images of their procession through parks and towns
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