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US: Buddhist Monks Reach Richmond on 100th Day of 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace” 2

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Richmond, Virginia on Monday, February 2, marking the 100th day of their journey. They walked from Chesterfield to Richmond, stopped at Fire Station 17, and later gathered at City Hall, where they were welcomed by city and state leaders and a large crowd. The walk aims to promote peace, mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence.

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US: Buddhist Monks Reach Richmond on 100th Day of 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace”

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Richmond, Virginia on Monday, February 2, marking the 100th day of their journey. They walked from Chesterfield to Richmond, stopped at Fire Station 17, and later gathered at City Hall, where they were welcomed by city and state leaders and a large crowd. The walk aims to promote peace, mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence.

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan boy plays with a gong mallet while monks perform pooja at the Kalachakra Temple in Mcleod Ganj, India, May 17, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Easter Holy Week - Jerusalem

(250418) -- JERUSALEM, April 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Christian monks and friars walk in procession at the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony during Easter Holy Week, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, on April 17, 2025. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Easter Holy Week - Jerusalem

(250418) -- JERUSALEM, April 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Christian monks and friars take part in the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony during Easter Holy Week, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, on April 17, 2025. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Easter Holy Week - Jerusalem

(250418) -- JERUSALEM, April 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Christian monks and friars walk in procession at the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony during Easter Holy Week, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, on April 17, 2025. Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lantern parade in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Buddhist monks parade with lanterns in Seoul on May 11, 2013, before Buddha's birthday in South Korea on May 17.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks remove debris from collapsed houses in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Tibetan monks in Qinghai

BEIJING, China - Tibetan monks walk in front of the Tibetan monastery in Tongren, Qinghai Province on March 17 with a patrolling Chinese military vehicle in the background. Massive anti-government demonstrations broke out intermittently in Tongren, a Tibetan autonomous region, between March 14 and 16, and the Chinese military seized control of the monastery on March 16.

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Dalai Lama attends international religious forum at Ise

ISE, Japan - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, speaks at a news conference on Nov. 17 at Kogakkan University in Ise, Mie Prefecture, where he is attending an inaugural meeting of the Ise international religious forum created by academics at the university, Shinto priests and Buddhist monks. The Dalai Lama says his life mission is to seek harmony among various religions. He is scheduled to deliver an address on ''religion and harmony'' at Kogakkan University on Nov. 18.

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Chion'in bell tolled in New Year's Eve rehearsal

KYOTO, Japan - The huge bell at Chioin'in Temple in Kyoto is tolled in a New Year's Eve rehearsal Dec. 27. It requires 17 monks to join forces to properly ring the bell, which stands 3.3 meters tall and weighs 70 tons. All temple bells across Japan are tolled 108 times on the New Year's Eve according to Buddhist traditions.

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INDONESIA-MAGELANG-LANTERN-VESAK DAY-CELEBRATION

(220517) -- MAGELANG, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist monks fly lanterns during a ceremony to celebrate Vesak Day at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)

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Street fundraising for Ukrainian people

Buddhist monks from Onjo-ji Temple march in the Shiga Prefecture city of Otsu, western Japan, on March 17, 2022, for street fundraising for Ukrainian people affected by the Russian invasion.

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Street fundraising for Ukrainian people

Buddhist monks from Onjo-ji Temple march in the Shiga Prefecture city of Otsu, western Japan, on March 17, 2022, for street fundraising for Ukrainian people affected by the Russian invasion.

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Street fundraising for Ukrainian people

Buddhist monks from Onjo-ji Temple stand in front of JR Otsu Station in the Shiga Prefecture city of Otsu, western Japan, on March 17, 2022, for street fundraising for Ukrainian people affected by the Russian invasion.

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Chion'in bell tolled in New Year's Even rehearsal

KYOTO, Japan - The huge bell at Choin'in Temple in Kyoto is tolled in a New Year's Eve rehearsal Dec. 27. It requires 17 monks to join forces to properly ring the bell, which stands 3.3 meters tall and weighs 70 tons. All temple bells across Japan are tolled 108 times on the New Year's Eve according to Buddhist traditions.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks remove debris from collapsed houses in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Tibetan monks in Qinghai

BEIJING, China - Tibetan monks walk in front of the Tibetan monastery in Tongren, Qinghai Province on March 17 with a patrolling Chinese military vehicle in the background. Massive anti-government demonstrations broke out intermittently in Tongren, a Tibetan autonomous region, between March 14 and 16, and the Chinese military seized control of the monastery on March 16. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama attends international religious forum at Ise

ISE, Japan - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, speaks at a news conference on Nov. 17 at Kogakkan University in Ise, Mie Prefecture, where he is attending an inaugural meeting of the Ise international religious forum created by academics at the university, Shinto priests and Buddhist monks. The Dalai Lama says his life mission is to seek harmony among various religions. He is scheduled to deliver an address on ''religion and harmony'' at Kogakkan University on Nov. 18. (Kyodo)

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Tibetan New Year celebrations

Monks carry a giant Buddhist "thangka" during Tibetan New Year celebrations in Xiahe County in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Gansu Province on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tibetan New Year celebrations

Monks carry a giant Buddhist "thangka" during Tibetan New Year celebrations in Xiahe County in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Gansu Province on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tibetan New Year celebrations

Monks (back) carry a giant Buddhist "thangka" during Tibetan New Year celebrations in Xiahe County in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's Gansu Province on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amida statue relocation at Nishi Honganji temple

Buddhist monks at Nishi Honganji temple in Kyoto hold a ceremony on Dec. 17, 2018 after a wooden chest containing the Amida statue serving as the temple's principal deity was moved for temporary relocation with the Amidado hall housing the chest, a national treasure, undergoing full-fledged repair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amida statue relocation at Nishi Honganji temple

Buddhist monks at Nishi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Dec. 17, 2018, carry a wooden chest containing the Amida statue serving as the temple's principal deity for temporary relocation, as the Amidado hall housing the chest, a national treasure, undergoes full-fledged repair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo