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

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, h...