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Buddhist monk Sutham Nateetong is walking across the USA to promote peace

by Lilly Greenblatt| May 16, 2019

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57-year-old Sutham Nateetong plans to complete his 3,000-mile journey by the end of June.

Photo via Sutham Nateetong on Facebook.

Buddhist monk Sutham Nateetong is walking across the United States to promote peace. Nateetong, 57, began his 3,000-mile journey on the first of March in Santa Monica, California. By Wednesday of this week, he was in Oklahoma. He is walking along the historic Route 66 to Chicago, then continuing on to New York. Nateetong plans to finish his journey by late June.

“I walk for peace,” he told the Claremore Daily Progress. “Our world has many wars, bombs, and killing. I want our world to be peaceful and everyone to be happy.”

Photo via Sutham Nateetong on Facebook.

Nateetong’s assistant, who drives alongside him for safety, posts regular updates from their journey on the monk’s Facebook page, where more than 7,000 people are following the journey. Many people have stopped to meet the monk along the way, pay for a meal, or take photos — including local police. At night, Nattetong sleeps in motel rooms, some of which have been gifted to him, or a tent he carries in his backpack.

A Buddhist monk, who is walking across America to promote peace, made several stops in Oklahoma on Wednesday. https://t.co/nL3BbPDAsZ pic.twitter.com/x8uT9182a5

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Nateetong holds degrees in law and public administration from Thammasat University and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He’s previously walked through Japan, India, Malasia, and Vietnam.

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Lilly Greenblatt

About Lilly Greenblatt

Lilly Greenblatt is the digital editor of LionsRoar.com. You can find more about her at lillygreenblatt.com

Topics: Breaking News, Monasticism, Peace, USA

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