The Buddhist monks who are taking part in a 120+ day Walk for Peace across part of the United States have changed their route and will not come through the Upstate. The group started their 2,300-mile journey in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 26, and are traveling through 10 states en route to Washington, D.C. The original route had the group walking through part of Abbeville, Laurens and possibly Union counties.On Friday, the route was updated and showed the monks traveling to Columbia, South Carolina before heading north to North Carolina. If you would like to follow their path, click on this map or check out the map below: To track them live, click here or check out the map below: More about Buddhism: Buddhism is a religion and philosophy that evolved from the teachings of Gautama Buddha, a prince turned teacher who is believed to have lived in northern India and attained enlightenment between the 6th and 4th centuries B.C. The religion spread to other parts of Asia after his death and came to the West in the 20th century. The Buddha taught that the path to end suffering and become liberated from the cycle of birth, death and reincarnation, includes the practice of non-violence, mental discipline through meditation and showing compassion for all beings.While Buddhism has branched into a number of sects over the centuries, its rich tradition of peace activism continues. Its social teaching was pioneered by figures like the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh, who have applied core principles of compassion and non-violence to political, environmental and social justice as well as peace-building efforts around the world.
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
The Buddhist monks who are taking part in a 120+ day Walk for Peace across part of the United States have changed their route and will not come through the Upstate.
The group started their 2,300-mile journey in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 26, and are traveling through 10 states en route to Washington, D.C.
The original route had the group walking through part of Abbeville, Laurens and possibly Union counties.
On Friday, the route was updated and showed the monks traveling to Columbia, South Carolina before heading north to North Carolina.
If you would like to follow their path, click on this map or check out the map below:
To track them live, click here or check out the map below:
More about Buddhism:
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy that evolved from the teachings of Gautama Buddha, a prince turned teacher who is believed to have lived in northern India and attained enlightenment between the 6th and 4th centuries B.C. The religion spread to other parts of Asia after his death and came to the West in the 20th century. The Buddha taught that the path to end suffering and become liberated from the cycle of birth, death and reincarnation, includes the practice of non-violence, mental discipline through meditation and showing compassion for all beings.
While Buddhism has branched into a number of sects over the centuries, its rich tradition of peace activism continues. Its social teaching was pioneered by figures like the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh, who have applied core principles of compassion and non-violence to political, environmental and social justice as well as peace-building efforts around the world.