Vishwa Shanti Stupa
Vishwa Shanti Stupa is a large white Peace Pagoda in Rajgir, Nalanda District, Bihar, near Gitai Mandir. Statues of the Buddha are mounted on the stupa in four directions.Photo: Photo Dharma, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Indian peace pagoda
- Also known as: “Vishwa Shanti stupa, Rajgir” and “Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Rajgir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajgir.
Rajgir
Photo: Knverma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rajgir is a city in Bihar in India. It is 15 km from the ruins of Nalanda University, and 100 km from Patna, the capital of the state.
Vishwa Shanti Stupa
- Categories: Peace Pagoda, building, temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.00452° or 25° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
85.44453° or 85° 26′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7MQ72C3V+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 461510702OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=templeWikidata ID
Q19595682
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In Other Languages
From Bhojpuri to Thai—“Vishwa Shanti Stupa” goes by many names.
- Bhojpuri: “विश्व शांति स्तूप”
- Burmese: “ဝိဿသန္တိစေတီတော်”
- Hindi: “विश्व शांति स्तूप”
- Marathi: “विश्वशांती स्तूप”
- Thai: “วิศวศานติสถูป”
- “विश्व शांति स्तूप”
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