'One step – one kowtow' monk arrives in Hue
Senior Monk Thich Tam Man, who is making a “One step – one kowtow” pilgrimage, yesterday morning arrived at Huong Thuy commune in Hue city in central Vietnam, a 1,000 km trip that took him two years to cover on foot starting from Ho Chi Minh City.Thich Tam Man stops after one step to kowtow (kneel down and touch his forehead to the ground in submission to heaven) and continues this “one step one kowtow” journey over all again.This is part of his religious mission to preach across Vietnam.The Buddhist monk embarked from Hoang Phap Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s Hoc Mon district on January 27, 2009.His final destination is the holy Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh province in the north in an attempt to pray for a prosperous nation and a happy life for humanity.He is accompanied by another Buddhist in charge of taking care of him.He manages to cover around 1.7 kilometers in 7 hours in one day.Despite sometimes dreadful weather, so far the monk has walked 1,000 kilometers. In particular, it took 8 days for him to go through Hai Van mountain pass.In spite of cold weather in the central region during the two past months, he is still in stable heath.
This kind of pilgrimage originates from Tibet in China and India. As cited by Wikipedia, the "one step one bow" pilgrimage was made by Heng Sure, an American Buddhist monk, for two years and six months from 1977-1979.
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Senior Monk Thich Tam Man, who is making a “One step – one kowtow” pilgrimage, yesterday morning arrived at Huong Thuy commune in Hue city in central Vietnam, a 1,000 km trip that took him two years to cover on foot starting from Ho Chi Minh City.
Thich Tam Man stops after one step to kowtow (kneel down and touch his forehead to the ground in submission to heaven) and continues this “one step one kowtow” journey over all again.
This is part of his religious mission to preach across Vietnam.
The Buddhist monk embarked from Hoang Phap Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s Hoc Mon district on January 27, 2009.
His final destination is the holy Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh province in the north in an attempt to pray for a prosperous nation and a happy life for humanity.
He is accompanied by another Buddhist in charge of taking care of him.
He manages to cover around 1.7 kilometers in 7 hours in one day.
Despite sometimes dreadful weather, so far the monk has walked 1,000 kilometers. In particular, it took 8 days for him to go through Hai Van mountain pass.
In spite of cold weather in the central region during the two past months, he is still in stable heath.
This kind of pilgrimage originates from Tibet in China and India. As cited by Wikipedia, the "one step one bow" pilgrimage was made by Heng Sure, an American Buddhist monk, for two years and six months from 1977-1979.
