After walking 2,300 miles for peace, a group of Buddhist monks will celebrate the journey in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas — After walking more than 2,300 miles for peace, a group of Buddhist monks are preparing to return to Fort Worth, and they are inviting the public to join them as they take their final steps.

The group started the walk to Washington, D.C. on Oct. 26 at the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth. About two dozen monks set out to promote peace through their journey, and along the way, the monks have picked up 2.6 million followers on Facebook and 1.2 million followers on TikTok.

When the walk is completed, the monks will depart Washington by bus on Feb. 12 and arrive in downtown Fort Worth around 8 a.m. on Feb. 14, the group said in a social media post…

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