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How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight

How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight
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Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara became a novice monk at the Texas Buddhist temple where he is now the deputy abbot.What struck Le then, and amazes him still, is Pannakara’s iron-clad determination.“When he decides to do something, he goes a...

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