A Walk for World Peace in the amicable ambience of Himalyas with 200 Monks

BW Online Bureau May 03, 2019

With an aim to spread the message of peace, humanity, love and harmony across the globe, 200 monks will be taking a long walk “Pad Yatra” towards the uniqueness of Ladakh and the whole Himalayan region.

The aim of this initiative like "Pad Yatra” is to divert global attention towards the revival of glory and resources in the Himalayan region and foster support from international communities in developing Ladakh and its people to be able to serve the world the magical bliss of vast wisdom and spiritual.

Ladakh being a prominent highlight and a renowned destination in the Indian tourist map must be preserved to ensure that the region continues to be a source of eternal enlightenment in people’s lives.

The Fourth Consecutive Pad Yatra of more than 200 monks and nuns from Thailand will initiate from Bodh Gaya via Dharamsala and will enter the Ladakh region where it will conclude at the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre. The delegates from Thailand, monks and nuns will walk barefoot all the way from Dharamsala to Ladakh.

His Holiness Dalai Lama will be sermonizing and interacting with his 200 pilgrims at Dharamsala on 24th May and will conclude with a dinner.

The Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena founded Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre with an aim to revive the heritage of the Himalayas and be a source of truer enlightenment for people from all corners of the globe.

The Pad Yatra from Dharmasala will begin from 25th May 2019 and will conclude on 26th June 2019.

About Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC)

Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC, Leh, Ladakh, is a non-governmental, non-sectarian, non-profit-making, socially-engaged Buddhist charitable organization established in 1986, on a 250-acre stretch of barren cold desert land 10 kilometers from Leh.

The Mahabodhi campus is currently home to several hundreds of people, including aged citizens, visually-impaired children, monks, nuns, meditators, volunteers, and school children.

About Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena was born in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, India. At the age of seventeen he joined the Indian Army, where he developed a strong sense of personal discipline and responsibility. 1977 was a particularly significant year in his life, for this is when he felt the inner spiritual call and decided to leave the army. He left the mountains of Ladakh far behind him and became a committed disciple of the renowned Buddhist scholar and celebrated monk, Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita Mahathera, the abbot of the Mahabodhi Society Vihara, Bangalore. Having received full ordination, Ven. Sanghasena undertook enthusiastic studies of the Dhamma and also practiced various methods of Buddhist meditations. In 1986, Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena founded the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) in Ladakh.