‘Walk for Peace’ monks are entering SC today, likely heading to Columbia this week

A group of Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace has reached South Carolina with plans to cross into SC on Jan. 6 while the monks ...
The New York Times

London’s Peace Monk Chants, Drums and Walks to Urge an End to War

For 40 years, the Rev. Gyoro Nagase has overseen a temple to peace in a popular park in Battersea, his ever-present drum by his side. The Rev. Gyoro Nagase, 74, on a peace march this month in ...
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Are there monks in Louisiana? What to know as Walk for Peach crosses US

Monks are individuals devoted to religious servitude, and they are not specific to any one religion. Here are the abbeys and temples of Louisiana.
Reuters

Japanese monk gets down with the beat for Buddhism

TOKYO (Reuters) - He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism. Kansho Tagai heads the 400-year ...