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View all search resultsBuddhist monks carry peace message during ‘thudong’ pilgrimage to Borobudur
The monks started their pilgrimage on May 9 from Buleleng, Bali, and are scheduled to arrive in Borobudur Temple in Megalang regency, Central Java, on Thursday.
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Police officers and volunteers escort bhikkhu (Buddhist monks) on May 25 in Semarang, Central Java, during their Thudong pilgrimage ahead of Waisak to Borobudur Temple in Magelang regency. The monks started their pilgrimage on May 9 in Buleleng, Bali, and are scheduled to arrive in Borobudur Temple on May 28. (JP/Suherdjoko)
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uddhist monks are performing a Thudong pilgrimage walk from Bali to Borobudur Temple in Magelang regency, Central Java, to celebrate the Waisak holiday which falls on Sunday.
There are 58 bhikkhu (Buddhist monks) from Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand walking the Thudong spiritual journey, which started in Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist temple in Buleleng, Bali, on May 9.
Carrying the theme Walk for Peace, the monks embarked on a 20-day, 666-kilometer journey and were scheduled to arrive in Magelang on Thursday, just before the time for Waisak.
This year, Waisak falls at 3:44:44 p.m. on Sunday of the year 2570 Buddhist Era.
Waisak commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, a prince who left worldly privileges and then became known as the Buddha.
From Buleleng, the monks walked their way to Banyuwangi, Pasuruan, Sidoarjo, Surabaya, Gresik and Mojokerto in East Java. They then headed to Jepara, Demak, Semarang, Surakarta and Klaten in Central Java before arriving at Borobudur Temple, the world’s largest Buddhist temple.
In Semarang, Central Java Vice Governor Taj Yasin Maimoen welcomed 16 monks at the Gubernatorial Office compound on Monday.
