US EditionBuddhist Monks' Walk for Peace Draws Crowds in Chesterfield County
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Thousands welcome 'Walk for Peace' monks in Chester
Thousands lined the streets of Chester just before noon Sunday, awaiting the opportunity of a lifetime as a group of Buddhist monks arrived for a lunch stop on their "Walk for Peace," a 2,300-mile journey that has captivated the nation.
There are images that seem simple and instead move something. A group of monks are walking in the United States, along roads that have nothing contemplative: asphalt, trucks, traffic lights, motels. They walk in silence, in a row, often barefoot. They do not seek attention, do not protest and do not explain. They walk and, we might say, providence thinks of them: eating, rest. Because the monks, when something does not go, do not stand still. Th…
The 'Walk for Peace' enters Richmond on Monday. This is what it's like to walk with the monks
As the purposeful footsteps of 17 Venerable Buddhist Monks crunched road salt, snow, and frozen dirt on the shoulder of U.S. Route 1 in Alberta, Virginia, they landed silently on rose petals. Heading north through an arctic Virginia countryside on Friday, the Venerable Monks began the 97th day of The Walk For Peace, a 2,300-mile journey from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. spreading peace, loving kindness and compassion to the U.S. and the…
Walk for Peace: Lessons at the county fairgrounds in Pittsboro
Pittsboro, N.C. — On a cold Thursday evening at the Chatham County fairgrounds, Pittsboro’s leaders and residents gathered to welcome a line of Buddhist monks nearing the end of a 2,300-mile pilgrimage on foot from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. The stop in Pittsboro — marked by a mayoral proclamation naming Jan. 22, 2026 “Walk for Peace Day,” a brief program with local officials, chanting, and an unusually candid Q&A about loss, anger, …
Monks “Walk For Peace” makes stop at HBCU
Monks are resting at an HBCU this weekend, as Virginia State University has been confirmed as the night rest location for Day 98 of the Walk for Peace journey.In an update shared by the Walk for Peace team, the group announced that the walkers will settle in at Virginia State in Petersburg, Va., on Saturday night (1/31/2026). The walk has drawn attention for its message of calm, compassion, and community—and for the sight of Buddhist monks movin…
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