Vietnamese monks cross into North Carolina on 2,300-mile peace walk

NORTH CAROLINA, US - JAN. 15: A group of Theravada Buddhist monks walking across the US for peace crossed the border into North Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 15, marking the 82nd day of their journey.Concluding the South Carolina leg of their 2,300-mile walk for Peace, the group passed through Fort Mill before entering the Charlotte area.The “Walk for Peace” is a long-distance pilgrimage across the United States initiated by 19 Vietnamese Theravada Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas.The walk aims to promote peace, compassion, and nonviolence inspired by the teachings of Gautama Buddha.(Footage by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)