Dhammayietra
The Dhammayietra (
The assemblage is often greeted by villagers along the route who expect a blessing (teuk mon
sangha; he led the first Dhammayietra as he returned from exile following the war.[2]
In 1995, the Dhammayietra consisted of almost 500 Cambodian Buddhist monks, nuns and precept-taking lay people. They were joined by The Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace and Life. Together the two groups crossed Cambodia from the Thai border all the way to Vietnam, spending several days walking through Khmer Rouge controlled territory along the way.
The 1997 Dhammayietra marched from
1997 Cambodian Coup, was unexpectedly joined in Pailin, for 15 kilometers, by Sam Rainsy and his numerous bodyguards. Rainsy used the opportunity to criticize the absence of the two Prime Ministers, Hun Sen and Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who unbeknownst at the time, were embroiled in tensions that would soon erupt into armed fighting between the two and their supporters for control of the government.[1]
References
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Tricia (4 April 1997). "Dhammayietra". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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