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Modern · Buddhist · Nepal

Shanti Stupa, Pokhara

Anadu hill, Pokhara, Kaski district, Gandaki · 28.2010°, 83.9447°

Relics of the Buddha, with four statues of scenes from his lifeModernStupa
Sacred since
1973 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1973-1999
Modern

History & significance

Nepal's first World Peace Pagoda, a white stupa 115 feet high on Anadu hill at 1,100 m above Pokhara, built by the Nipponzan-Myohoji monk Morioka Sonin with local supporters including Dharmashilla Guruma and Min Bahadur Gurung. Nichidatsu Fujii laid the foundation stone in September 1973; work was obstructed for eighteen years and builders were repeatedly arrested, until the stone was re-laid in 1992 by prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala and the stupa was completed in October 1999.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern