Dhauli or Dhauligiri is a hill located on the banks of the river
Daya, 8 km south of
Bhubaneswar
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in
Odisha
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,
India
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.
Significance
Dhauli known for "Dhauli Santi Stupa", a
peace pagoda
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 ...
monument which witnesses the great
Kalinga War
The Kalinga War (ended )Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, Grafikol 2009, p.30 was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the pre ...
built by Japan Budhha Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Budhha Sangha.
Dhauli hill is presumed to be the area where the
Kalinga War
The Kalinga War (ended )Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, Grafikol 2009, p.30 was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the pre ...
was fought.
Imagary
File:Dhauli Light and Sound Show.jpg, Picture of Dhauli Light and Sound Show
File:Dhauli Light and Sound show.jpg, Light and sound show in Dhaulagiri
File:Dhauligiri Buddha Statue.JPG, Sleeping Buddha statue at Dhauli Shanti Stupa
File:Dhauli Giri Lion bbsr orissa.jpg, Lion Sculpture at the entrance of Dhauli Shanti Stupa
References
External links
Photos of Dhauli (Flickr)
Buddhist art
History of Odisha
Stupas in India
Buddha statues in India
Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar
Archaeological sites in Odisha
Archaeological monuments in Odisha
Buddhist sites in Odisha
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