A Peace Pagoda is a

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; 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

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(1885–1985), a Buddhist monk from

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and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order. Fujii was greatly inspired by his meeting with

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in 1931 and decided to devote his life to promoting non-violence. In 1947, he began constructing Peace Pagodas as shrines to

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. The first was inaugurated at

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in 1954. Peace Pagodas were built as a symbol of peace in Japanese cities including

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and

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where the

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took the lives of over 150,000 people, almost all of whom were civilian, at the end of

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. By 2000, eighty Peace Pagodas had been built around the world in Europe, Asia, and the United States. The Nipponzan-Myōhōji monks of the New England Peace Pagoda were awarded the Courage of Conscience award 5 June 1998 in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

Asia

Comilla, Bangladesh

World Peace Pagoda Analayo () is located at the premises of New Salban Vihara,

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

. It is the first Thai architecture Pagoda in Bangladesh and which was designed by Thai architect. The 100 feet tall Pagoda is rich in Thai artistic beauty both inside and outside. A 30 feet Standing Buddha image installed in front of the pagoda is a symbol of compassion and kindness. It is inaugurated in 2017. Founder: Venerable Sugato Bhikkhu by the support of his spiritual teacher Most Venerable Phrathep Mongkolyarn chief abbot of Wat Phutthabucha, Bangkok, Thailand with his Thai devotees.

Rajgir, India

The

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Vishwa Shanti Stupa/World Peace Pagoda () was completed in 1969 at Rajgir hills near

, near the Vulture's Peak where the Buddha is believed to have preached the

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. The dedication coincided with the 100th anniversary of the birth of

. The site also includes a Nipponzan Myohoji temple.

Darjeeling, India

The shanthi stupas in India were established by Fuji Guru for World Peace. The Nipponzan Myōhōji Buddhist temple at Charlimont in

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() is one of them. Work on the Stupa began in 1972 and it was dedicated on 1 November 1992.

Delhi, India

A Vishwa Shanti Stupa/World Peace Pagoda in

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() was inaugurated on 20th. November 2007 by monks and nuns of Nipponzan-Myōhōji, the

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and the Lt. Governor of Delhi. It is situated in Millennium

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, North-East of

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, adjacent to Delhi Ring Road. A traditional Japanese garden has been constructed in the area around the stupa. The garden is a joint project by the Fujii Guruji Vishwa Shanti Stupa Committee and the Delhi Development Authority.

Dhauli Giri, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

The Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) was built in

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, Orissa State, India () during a two-year period, and was inaugurated on 8 November 1972. It was established by Sri Nitya Nanda Kanungo, Governor of Bihar, with the spiritual guidance of

, whose monks helped build the Peace Pagoda.

Ladakh, India

The ''Shanti Stupa'' in

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was built by Nipponzan-Myōhōji monks, headed by Head monk Nakamura, with the help of local people. The Shanti Stupa holds the

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s of the

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at its base, enshrined by the

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himself It is situated at a hilltop in Changspa village providing a bird's eye view of

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town and the surrounding mountain peaks. The 14th and current Dalai Lama inaugurated the Shanti Stupa in August 1985.

Vaishali, India

The stupa at Vaishali was inaugurated 23 October 1996. Vaishali is an important place in the life of the Buddha.

Wardha, India

Vishwa Shanti stupa was a dream of Nichidatsu Fujii. It is beside Gitai Mandir. It is a large stupa of white color. Statues of Buddha are mounted on the stupa, facing 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.

Kumamoto, Japan

Work on Hanaokayama Peace Pagoda, the first Peace Pagoda constructed by Nipponzan Myohoji Japanese Buddhist monks, began in 1947 atop Mount Hanaoka,

() with basic hand tools. It took seven years to build, being inaugurated in 1954: it was the first of over 80 built by Fujii and his followers all over the world.

Hiroshima, Japan

The

Peace Pagoda () was built in 1966 by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist monks. It commemorate the lives lost in the A-bomb blast, and contains gifts of Buddha's ashes from the then Prime Minister of India and Mongolian Buddhists. It is notable for being built partially of

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Nagasaki, Japan

The Peace Pagoda in

, the site of the second A-Bomb attack, was inaugurated by Nipponzan in 1970.

Mount Kijosumi, Japan

At Mount Kiyosumi, the most predominant ceremonies held by Nipponzan tend to take place. The Pagoda was inaugurated in 1969.

Narita-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan

Built in 1984, dedicated 13 May 2001, the peace pagoda at Narita-shi in

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, Japan () is 58 m high and situated on a small hill.

Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan

Founded in 1964, the Gotemba Peace Pagoda in

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, Japan () includes a Nipponzan-Myōhōji temple.

Sapporo, Japan

This Peace Pagoda (Stupa) was built by Nipponzan-Myōhōji monks in 1959 halfway up Mount Moiwa (). It was built to commemorate peace after World War II and can be seen from almost anywhere in

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. It contains some of the ashes of the Buddha that were presented to the Emperor of Japan by Prime Minister Nehru in 1954. Later, another part of these were presented to Mikhail Gorbachev by the famous Nipponzan-Myōhōji monk, Junsei Terasawa.

Jeju Island, Korea

The Stupa is built in Jeju Island on the site where Venerable Masters Bowoo (d. 1565) and Jiahn (d. 1729) died. They gave their lives for Buddhism. The Stupa is the centre of many activities for the propagation of world peace and the unification of Korea. One such activity is the Lotus Sutra writing movement, and on 15 August each year people come and place hand-written copies of the Lotus Sutra into the Pagoda. This stupa is not associated with Nipponzan-Myōhōji.

Lumbini, Nepal

The

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Shanti Stupa/Peace Pagoda () in

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was constructed by Nipponzan Myohoji monks and dedicated in November 2001 at the Buddhist pilgrimage site in kapilvastu district lumbini zone Nepal, where Queen Mayadevi is said to have given birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who in turn, as the Buddha Gautama, gave birth to the Buddhist tradition.

Pokhara, Nepal

Balanced on a narrow ridge high above Phewa Tal, the brilliant-white Shanti Stupa in Pokhara is a massive Buddhist stupa which was constructed by Buddhist monks from the Japanese Nipponzan Myōhōji organisation. Besides being an impressive sight in itself, the shrine is a vantage point which has views of the Annapurna range and Pokhara city. The shining golden statue depicts the Buddha in the posture he assumed when he was born.

Ampara, Sri Lanka

The Ampara Peace Pagoda () was built by Nipponzan monks under the leadership of Nichidatsu Fujii and was inaugurated on 27 February 1988. Ceremonies here are attended by large numbers of people.

Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

The

Bandarawela Bandarawela ( Sinhala : බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced ; Tamil: பண்டாரவெல) is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is away from Badulla. Bandarawela is away from Colombo and about away from Kand ...

Peace Pagoda (also known Sama Chethiya in Sinhala) () is located between the towns of Bandarawela Etampitiya road 6 Kilometers towards Bandarawela to Etampitiya. It was completed by Niponzan Myohoji monks in 1982.

Unawatuna, Sri Lanka

The

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Peace Pagoda (), built by Nipponzan Myohoji monks, is on the headland between

and

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Walapane, Sri Lanka

The Walapane Peace Pagoda (), built by Nichidatsu Fuhi monk, is located on Walapane, Central Province of Sri Lanka. This is also called Japanese Sama Viharaya Walapane. Peace Pagoda is an enormous shrine, recently restored to become one of the most prominent landmarks in Walapane. In addition Peace pagoda is located on a top of a mountain providing adorable views of a mountain range to the visitors. With many opportunities for tourists whom are eager to cycling and walking among the sites, this is a quite relaxing getaway from the busy life patterns.

Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Created by the Kingdom of Nepal for the 1988 World Exposition,

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's World Expo '88, the Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda is now a permanent commemorative structure of the Expo. It is located at the transformed Expo site,

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. The three-story Pagoda was constructed of 80 tons of art-carved Nepalese Terai timbers and assembled on the Expo site for the World Expo´88. It was relocated to its new riverfront location at the conclusion of the Expo for the opening of the Parklands in 1992. It now features commemorative displays of the Expo and is a place for quiet and reflection. It features a Peace Bell, and there is a Peace Post in the Pagoda garden. The Peace Pagoda in Brisbane was built by German architect Jochen Reier and architect Dean Ricker for the World EXPO´88 on behalf of the Kingdom of Nepal. Architect Jochen Reier has also constructed the Peace Pagoda in Munich, Germany, for the IGA ´83 and the World EXPO´90 Peace Pagoda in Osaka, Japan. This Pagoda is not associated with Nipponzan.

Europe

Munich, Germany

The Peace Pagoda in

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's Westpark was built by German architect Jochen Reier (APAC) on behalf of the Kingdom of Nepal in 1982-1983. The temple was constructed with 80 tons of precious Sissam timber (rose wood) logged in the Terai (lowlands of Nepal) and was then carved by hand with intricate patterns. Over 300 Nepalese artisans in the Kathmandu area helped to build it. The

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was awarded with the gold medal for best nation building of the IGA´83 in Munich. Today the Peace Pagoda is part of Munich's Westpark because thousands of citizens and visitors helped to keep the "Asian Essemble" – and especially this Nepalese Shiva Pagoda – as a constantly remaining symbol of World Peace.

Vienna, Austria

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Peace Pagoda, on the Danube River, () was built on land donated by Elisabeth Lindmayer. Nipponzan Myohoji monks constructed the Pagoda, which was completed in 1983, the first peace pagoda in continental Europe. The Nipponzan Myohoji order led by Rev. Gyosei Masunaga have been active here for 25 years.

Birmingham, England

On 26 June 1998, the

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was dedicated in the

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district of

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. The Burmese monk and scholar, Aggamahapandita

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, was the prime mover behind the planning of the pagoda and the new monastic complex that developed on the same grounds. Enshrined above its dome are Buddha relics once belonging to the Burmese royal family. The building therefore serves as a pilgrimage site and a focus for the Burmese community in Britain.

Milton Keynes, England

Nipponzan-Myōhōji stupa, Milton Keynes The

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Peace Pagoda () was completed in 1980 at the western edge of Willen lake in

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. This was the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji Peace Pagoda in the

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nearby ().

London, England

The

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Peace Pagoda () was completed in 1985 on the south side of the

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. Permission to build it was the last legislative act of the

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Comiso, Italy

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Peace Pagoda (), built by Nipponzan Myohoji monks, was dedicated on 24 May 1998, the Reverend Morishita at

(Contrada Canicarao, 100) in Sicily, Italy near the

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base there.

Latvia

The Peace Pagoda in Latvia () was opened on 28 June 2014 near Garoza village in Salgale parish,

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North America

St Norbert, Manitoba, Canada

A stupa has been constructed at the

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Arts Centre in St. Norbert (

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Los Álamos, Valle de Bravo, Mexico

The Asociación Cultural Tibetana A.C. ("Garuda") is constructing a stupa at Los Álamos,

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under the patronage of

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San Francisco, California

The Peace Pagoda in

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() is a five-tiered concrete stupa in ''Nihonmachi'' (

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) between Post and Geary Streets at Buchanan. It is part of the Japan Center complex which opened in 1968. It was designed by

ese architect Yoshiro Taniguchi and presented to San Francisco by the people of

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, Japan. This stupa is not associated with Nipponzan-Myōhōji.

Leverett, Massachusetts

The New England Peace Pagoda () is the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji Peace Pagoda to be built in the US and was completed in 1985. The Franklin County Technical School brought students from their electrical, plumbing, and carpentry shops to assist in building the temple.

Grafton, New York

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Grafton Peace Pagoda
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() was founded by nun Jun Yasuda, who serves as its caretaker, and was dedicated in 1993. The site, originally donated by local activist Hank Hazelton and built over several years by the surrounding communities, includes a temple, gardens, pond and the pagoda. Each year on

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, a group of marchers begin a walk at the Grafton Peace Pagoda Site and end in New York City two weeks later.

Great Smoky Mountains

, the

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Peace Pagoda () is under construction.Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda construction web site
/ref> Land for the construction of the Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda was purchased in 2000 and, by the end of 2014, a temple, gardens, Stone Pagoda, Spirit Garden, and guest house had been completed. Construction of the Peace Pagoda/Stupa itself is ongoing. The architectural design of Darjeeling Peace Pagoda is the model for the Peace Pagoda in the Smoky Mountains.

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File:Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling - Dec 2006-2.jpg, Darjeeling, India File:Dhauli-Giri-Shanti-Stupa-Bhubaneswar-Orissa.jpg, Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India File:Shanti Stupa Delhi.jpg, Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi File:Shanti Stupa.jpg, Ladakh, India File:Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9th 2013 Nachiuz.jpg, Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 File:The Sapporo Peace Stupa.JPG, Sapporo, Japan File:Stupa in Gotemba.jpg, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan File:Pokhara world peace pagoda.jpg, World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara, Nepal File:Nepal Peace Pagoda, Brisbane, Australia.jpg, The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. File:Stupa Vienna.JPG, Vienna, Austria File:Dhamma Talaka Peace Pagoda, Birmingham.jpg, Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England File:Milton-keynes-peace-pagoda.jpg, The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England File:Batterseaparkpeacepagoda.jpg, Peace Pagoda in London, England File:Japantown-pagoda-crop.jpg, Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA File:New England Peace Pagoda - Jul 2002.jpg, The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA File:PeacePagoda GraftonNY.jpg, Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA File:Peace Pagoda, Ampara.JPG, Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. File:Miera Pagoda.jpg, Peace Pagoda in Latvia

References

External links

Dharmawalk.org: Information on Nichidatsu Fujii, Peace Pagodas and the work of Nipponzan Myōhōji.
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Asia

Comilla, Bangladesh

Rajgir, India

Darjeeling, India

Delhi, India

Dhauli Giri, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

Ladakh, India

Vaishali, India

Wardha, India

Kumamoto, Japan

Hiroshima, Japan

Nagasaki, Japan

Mount Kijosumi, Japan

Narita-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan

Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan

Sapporo, Japan

Jeju Island, Korea

Lumbini, Nepal

Pokhara, Nepal

Ampara, Sri Lanka

Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

Unawatuna, Sri Lanka

Walapane, Sri Lanka

Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Europe

Munich, Germany

Vienna, Austria

Birmingham, England

Milton Keynes, England

London, England

Comiso, Italy

Latvia

North America

St Norbert, Manitoba, Canada

Los Álamos, Valle de Bravo, Mexico

San Francisco, California

Leverett, Massachusetts

Grafton, New York

Great Smoky Mountains

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References

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