The 19 monks and their dog, Aloka, walked 2,300 miles across several Southern states — sometimes in frigid conditions — ...

The march began in Texas in October. The monks' mission has resonated across a beleaguered country — and it appeared ...

Walk for Peace gained millions of followers from Texas to Washington. Why are Americans following monks like they're running after Forrest Gump?

The constitution of the island nation of around 22 million people states that Buddhism is the state religion, though freedom of religion is protected by law. The charter also states that the ...

The monks journey to Washington, D.C. concluded Wednesday with the same message they've shared for the 100-plus -day journey ...

Hundreds of people from across the country attended the monks’ welcome festivities in the Historic Stop Six neighborhood.

"If each person takes just one second to ask, will this hurt anyone? The world would already be kinder," the monks' leader said.

The 19 Buddhist monks embarked on the Walk for Peace, a long-distance pilgrimage to promote peace, compassion, loving kindness, and nonviolence.

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank.