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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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Nobel laureate Satyarthi in interview

NEW DELHI, India - Indian childrens' rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi smiles during an interview with Kyodo News in the suburbs of New Delhi, India, on Oct. 10, 2014, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize together with Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai. Satyarthi, 60, said during the interview that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India to independence through nonviolence, reside in his "blood, heart and soul."

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Nobel laureate Satyarthi in interview

NEW DELHI, India - Indian childrens' rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi is interviewed by Kyodo News in the suburbs of New Delhi, India, on Oct. 10, 2014, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize together with Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai. Satyarthi, 60, said during the interview that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India to independence through nonviolence, reside in his "blood, heart and soul."

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - An antigovernment demonstrator (R front) blows bubbles toward police to call for nonviolence in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 17, 2013.

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Dalai Lama in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama answers a question during a meeting in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2012. The Dalai Lama called for nonviolence during his speech at the event in the prefecture, a bloody battleground during World War II.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Dalai Lama leaves Japan after 11-day visit

NARITA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 28, 2010, after an 11-day visit to promote nonviolence and compassion.

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Gandhi's peaceful path remembered 9/11

SYDNEY, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Japanese ice sculptor Kenji Ogawa carves a sculpture of Mahatma Ganghi from a huge piece of ice in Sydney on Sept. 11 to mark the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 - Japanese ice sculptor Kenji Ogawa carves a sculpture of Mahatma Ganghi from a huge piece of ice in Sydney on Sept. 11 to mark the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. ''It's a message of nonviolence,'' Ogawa said. ''It is important, especially at the moment, when there is so much terrorism in the world.''

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Dalai Lama leaves Japan after 11-day visit

NARITA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 28, 2010, after an 11-day visit to promote nonviolence and compassion. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Satyarthi in interview

NEW DELHI, India - Indian childrens' rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi is interviewed by Kyodo News in the suburbs of New Delhi, India, on Oct. 10, 2014, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize together with Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai. Satyarthi, 60, said during the interview that the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India to independence through nonviolence, reside in his "blood, heart and soul." (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation. (Kyodo)

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Gandhi's peaceful path remembered 9/11

SYDNEY, Sept. 11 Kyodo - Japanese ice sculptor Kenji Ogawa carves a sculpture of Mahatma Ganghi from a huge piece of ice in Sydney on Sept. 11 to mark the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 - Japanese ice sculptor Kenji Ogawa carves a sculpture of Mahatma Ganghi from a huge piece of ice in Sydney on Sept. 11 to mark the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. ''It's a message of nonviolence,'' Ogawa said. ''It is important, especially at the moment, when there is so much terrorism in the world.'' (Kyodo)