Vishwa Shanti Stupa (Wardha)
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temple, pagoda, place of worship
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In 1935, Fuji Guruji (founder of Nipponzan Myohoji) from Japan came to Wardha and met Mahatma Gandhi. He wished to build Stupas (Prayer place for of Buddhist Communities) in India. Gandhi agreed his desire and then after Stanti Stupas (Peace Pagodas) were built at eight different places in India, including Wardha. This Stupa was constructed with the help of Nipponzan Myohoji monks in 1995.
In 1935, Fuji Guruji (founder of Nipponzan Myohoji) from Japan came to Wardha and met Mahatma Gandhi. He wished to build Stupas (Prayer place for of Buddhist Communities) in India. Gandhi agreed his desire and then after Stanti Stupas (Peace Pagodas) were built at eight different places in India, including Wardha. This Stupa was constructed with the help of Nipponzan Myohoji monks in 1995.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardha
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 20°44'53"N 78°37'4"E
- Geetai Mandir 0.3 km
- Radhadham, Wardha 14 km
- Nachangaon....Famous Siddheswar Temple 31 km
- Gurudwara (Sat Shri Akal) 44 km
- Atalsing Maharaj Temple 45 km
- hirapur 51 km
- SHIV TEKDI GHARATWADA TH KATOL DIST NAGPUR... C PARYATAN RANK OF MAHRASHTRA TORISIM DEPT... 53 km
- waghoda 54 km
- Shri Ambika Mata Mandeer, Kaundinyapur 56 km
- Kapileshwar Temple 68 km
- Gandhi VIchar parshad 0.3 km
- Laxmi Nagar 0.3 km
- Mahila Ashram 0.7 km
- Kathane Layout,New Nalwadi 0.9 km
- Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science 1 km
- Bank Of India colony, Nalwadi, Wardha 1 km
- Wardha District Police Headquarters 1.2 km
- Nalwadi 1.3 km
- Wardha Central Jail 1.5 km
- Birsa Munda Adiwasi Colony 1.6 km