Pittsboro, NC, Jan. 22, 2026 — A group of Buddhist monks walking thousands of miles across the United States in the name of peace, compassion, and nonviolence made a stop in Pittsboro today as part of a months-long pilgrimage that will continue through Wake County over the next several days.
The Walk for Peace (website), a 2,300-mile journey that began October 26th in Fort Worth, TX, is scheduled to pass through Apex and Raleigh tomorrow and Saturday as the group continues its slow, deliberate trek toward Washington, D.C., where the walk is expected to conclude in February.
The pilgrimage is led by monks from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center (info), a Vietnamese Buddhist community based in Fort Worth (TX). Rooted in Buddhist teachings, the walk emphasizes nonviolence, compassion, and mindfulness, with the goal of spreading peace and awareness in the communities the monks pass through.
A personal moment for a local resident
For one South Wake resident, the stop in Pittsboro was deeply moving…