The Vishwa Shanti Stupa

The Vishwa Shanti Stupa is one of the Eight Shanti Stupas that were built all around India.

Vishwa-Shanti-Stupa

Tourist Attractions :

• It is said that it was a dream of Nichidatsu Fujii who was fondly called as Fujii Guruji. 
• It is believed that Fujii Guruji had arrived in Wardha from Japan in 1983 with the purpose of building these Stupas in India.
• The stupa was built under the chairmanship of Ramakrishna Bajaj.
• The foundation stone was laid in 1989 and it was inaugurated in the year 1993 by the then President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma.
• The Stupa serves as a major place of worship for the Buddhist Community in the country. 
• It is also a called symbol of world peace.
• It has Buddha statue mounted on the Stupa facing all four directionsis large, white in color.
• The Stupa is said to illustrate the life history of Gautam Buddha.. 
• In the vicinity of the Stupa, there is a small Japanese Buddhist temple which is built by a large park.