What is A Peace Pagoda ? | Buddhist stupa in Rajgir
Rajgir Peace Pagoda | Peace Pagoda Temple Bihar, Rajgir | Buddhist stupa in Rajgir
A Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa; a monument to inspire peace,
designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to
help unite them in their search for world peace.
Most (though not all) peace pagodas built since World War II have
been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885–1985), a
Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist
Order.
Fujii was greatly inspired by his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in
1931 and decided to devote his life to promoting non-violence. In 1947,
he began constructing Peace Pagodas as shrines to World peace.
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