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'''Vishwa Shanti stupa''' in ], ], near Gitai Mandir, is a large ] of white color. Statues of Buddha are mounted on stupa in four directions. It also has a small Japanese Buddhist temple with a large park. There is a temple near the stupa where prayers are done for universal peace. Opened in 1993,<ref>M. V. Kamath, 'Gandhi's Coolie: Life & Times of Ramkrishna Bajaj'', p. 354, Allied Publishers, 1988 ISBN 8170234875.</ref> it is one of around 80 Peace Pagodas which have been built around the world.<ref>J.A. Kempf, ''Silicon Valley Monk: From Metaphysics to Reality on the Buddhist Path'', Dharma Gates Publishing, 2014 ISBN 0990895106.</ref> These were a dream of Fujii guruji, inspired by ], as a reaction to the ], the first, and more well known Vishwa Shanti stupa, being built on Ratnagiri Hill in ].<ref>Aruna Deshpande, ''Buddhist India Rediscovered'', Jaico Publishing House, 2013 ISBN 8184952473.</ref> '''Vishwa Shanti Stupa''' in ], ], near Gitai Mandir, is a large ] of white color. Statues of Buddha are mounted on stupa in four directions. It also has a small Japanese Buddhist temple with a large park. There is a temple near the stupa where prayers are done for universal peace. Opened in 1993,<ref>M. V. Kamath, 'Gandhi's Coolie: Life & Times of Ramkrishna Bajaj'', p. 354, Allied Publishers, 1988 ISBN 8170234875.</ref> it is one of around 80 Peace Pagodas which have been built around the world.<ref>J.A. Kempf, ''Silicon Valley Monk: From Metaphysics to Reality on the Buddhist Path'', Dharma Gates Publishing, 2014 ISBN 0990895106.</ref> These were a dream of Fujii guruji, inspired by ], as a reaction to the ], the first, and more well known Vishwa Shanti stupa, being built on Ratnagiri Hill in ].<ref>Aruna Deshpande, ''Buddhist India Rediscovered'', Jaico Publishing House, 2013 ISBN 8184952473.</ref>


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Vishwa Shanti Stupa in Wardha district, Maharashtra, near Gitai Mandir, is a large stupa of white color. Statues of Buddha are mounted on stupa in four directions. It also has a small Japanese Buddhist temple with a large park. There is a temple near the stupa where prayers are done for universal peace. Opened in 1993, it is one of around 80 Peace Pagodas which have been built around the world. These were a dream of Fujii guruji, inspired by Gandhi, as a reaction to the atomic bombing of Japan, the first, and more well known Vishwa Shanti stupa, being built on Ratnagiri Hill in Rajgir.

References

  1. M. V. Kamath, 'Gandhi's Coolie: Life & Times of Ramkrishna Bajaj, p. 354, Allied Publishers, 1988 ISBN 8170234875.
  2. J.A. Kempf, Silicon Valley Monk: From Metaphysics to Reality on the Buddhist Path, Dharma Gates Publishing, 2014 ISBN 0990895106.
  3. Aruna Deshpande, Buddhist India Rediscovered, Jaico Publishing House, 2013 ISBN 8184952473.
  • Siby K. Joseph, Bharat Mahodaya (eds), Essays in Conflict Resolution, Institute of Gandhian Studies, 2007.


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