As Walk for Peace begins in Sri Lanka, activists call for animal rights

Mongabay
Apr 25, 2026, 9:53 pm121 ptsTrending
COLOMBO — A group of barefoot Buddhist monks promoting peace, compassion, mindfulness and nonviolence has arrived in Sri Lanka, accompanied by an unlikely figure: a once stray dog named Aloka. The Walk for Peace, organized by 24 Buddhist monks of the Theravada tradition affiliated with a Vipassana meditation…

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