141 min
Interview
On the Dhutanga Journey through India
More than two hours in Vietnamese on walking the holy places of India as a dhutanga practice, recorded before the walk across the United States.
About the teacher
Bhikkhu Paññākāra
Bhikkhu Paññākāra, known in Vietnamese as Sư Tuệ Nhân, is a Theravada monk in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Vietnam, he studied information technology at the University of Texas at Arlington and worked as a software engineer before ordaining as a novice at Huong Dao Temple, where he is now vice-president and deputy abbot of the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center. Between October 2025 and February 2026 he led the Walk for Peace, some 2,300 miles on foot from Texas to Washington through ten states, with a group of around twenty monks. His teaching centres on mindfulness and on inner peace as the ground of social harmony, and he wrote the memoir The Footsteps of a Buddhist Monk.
Upcoming events
Meet Bhikkhu Paññākāra in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
28 min
Documentary
Walk for Peace: An In-Depth Look
A broadcaster's half-hour report on the walk from Texas to Washington, filmed with the monks on the road.
Path
The wider context.
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Early teachings & modern insight
Theravada & Insight
Early Buddhist monastic traditions alongside the modern Insight movement, related, but kept distinct in the underlying data.
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