Monk’s 2300-Mile Walk for Peace | Global News

Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk turned peace icon, just completed a 2,300-mile walk from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., with his rescue dog Aloka by his side—becoming a symbol of unity in a fractured world. Once an IT engineer from Vietnam, he left behind a tech career to embrace a life of mindfulness, silence, and simplicity, living by strict monastic rules including no social media and no food after noon. Inspired by human suffering and disillusionment with modern life, he’s drawn comparisons to the Dalai Lama Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0fbae86d07134c46