The Walk for Peace programme, led by Venerable Pannakara Thera, commenced today (22) from the Dambulla Rajamaha Vihara.
Launching the programme, Venerable Pannakara Thera delivered a brief sermon, noting that peace arises within oneself by acting with mindfulness at all times.
The walk is scheduled to reach Matale town this afternoon and arrive at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy tomorrow (23).
On April 24, the walk will begin from the Temple of the Sacred Tooth premises and reach Beligammana Rajamaha Vihara in the evening. It will return to Tholangamuwa on April 25.
The walk will resume on April 26 from Tholangamuwa to Yakkala, and on April 27 it will start from Yakkala and reach Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara in the evening.
On April 28, the walk will commence from Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara and arrive at Colombo Independence Square in the evening, where the national ceremony will be held under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
At the ceremony, the Bodhi sapling carried during the walk will be officially handed over to the United States of America.
The monks will remain in Sri Lanka until May 1, after which they are scheduled to depart for the United States together with a Sri Lankan delegation. (Newswire)
