COLUMBIA, S.C. — Thousands of people from across South Carolina gathered at the South Carolina State House on Wednesday for a peaceful gathering held in conjunction with a group of Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace, an event many attendees described as emotional, spiritual and deeply meaningful.
An enthusiastic crowd welcomed the monks as they arrived at the State House grounds, where people of different backgrounds came together to reflect on messages of compassion, mindfulness and peaceful living.
“I think it’s a historic event that might not ever happen again [in Columbia],” one attendee said…