Kathmandu, June 16: A team of Vietnamese Bhikkhus who arrived Nepal in course of the Walk for Peace tour today visited Boudhanath, Swoyambhunath, Charumati Chaitya and monasteries in Kathmandu.
The tour aims to promote the global message of peace and the team arrived in Nepal, the birthplace of Gautam Budhha, on Monday.
Instructed by Venerable Ratnaguna, a well-known Buddhist teacher, the journey is led Nepali Bhikkhu Pannakara. The 24-member team of Bhikkhus already completed 3,700 kilometers peace trek of various states in the United States of America over a period of 108 days.
A well-known dog named Aloka, the Peace Dog, is also the part of the team. The group arrived in Nepal from Thailand via New Delhi.
According to the organisers, the journey seeks to spread the message of world peace, compassion, non-violence and spiritual awakening through practical engagement with people. The team members who come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds have been presenting Buddhist teachings in an advanced yet simple and accessible manner.
The peace tour includes interactions with various communities, meditation practices, and the dissemination of the message that true begins with in oneself rather than from external circumstances.
