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Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Rajgir

Rajgir, Bihar · 25.0045°, 85.4445°

Buddha (peace pagoda)ModernNipponzan-Myohoji peace pagoda
Sacred since
1969 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1969; restructured 1993
Modern

History & significance

A 120-foot white peace pagoda on Ratnagiri hill at Rajgir, founded by Nichidatsu Fujii and completed in 1969, carrying four gilded Buddha statues for four events of the Buddha's life; it is one of some eighty peace pagodas built worldwide by Nipponzan Myohoji.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern