Before the Walk for Peace in the United States, Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra Tuệ Nhân joined more than 100 venerable monks on a 112-day pilgrimage through India and Nepal in 2022–2023. The journey was known as Following the Buddha’s Footsteps.

It was along this path that Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra first met Aloka, who was a stray dog wandering in India at that time. What seemed then like a simple meeting on the road would later reveal a deep connection, as Aloka would one day walk beside the venerable monks to carry a message of peace to so many people.

Throughout the pilgrimage, Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra kept a journal of the places visited, the people encountered, and the touching reflections that gave the journey its life. These original writings became the Following the Buddha’s Footsteps Journals and later formed the foundation for the book The Footsteps of a Buddhist Monk.

We know that many friends have wished to read the book but have not yet received a printed copy. We are pleased to share that the original Following the Buddha’s Footsteps Journals are now available as an online interactive journal on our website. We are deeply grateful to Andy Koh from Petfinder.my for his kind help in creating this interactive journal online reader.

Everyone is warmly invited to read the entries, view photographs, and watch videos from the pilgrimage.

We hope you will enjoy experiencing these earlier footsteps with us and discovering the beginning of a connection that would continue across many miles.

Read the Journals Online

🔗 The Footsteps of a Buddhist Monk | Peace Reader — read the entries, view photographs, and watch videos from the pilgrimage.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏