Since the time of its inauguration, Shanti Stupa has become a popular tourist attraction. It is considered a symbol of the ties between the people of Japan and India. The Shanti Stupa was built to promote world peace and prosperity and to commemorate 2500 years of Buddhism. Both levels feature a series of smaller meditating Buddha reliefs. The second level has reliefs depicting the "birth" of Buddha, the death of Buddha ( mahanirvana) and Buddha "defeating the devils" while meditating. A central golden Buddha image sits on a platform depicting the "turning wheel of Dharma" (Dharmachakra). The first level features the central relief of Dharmachakra with deer on each side. The Stupa is built as a two-level structure. The Shanti Stupa features the photograph of the Dalai Lama with the relics of the Buddha at its base. Description and significance Main Buddha Shanti Stupa in winter The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso inaugurated foundation of Stupa in August 1985. The State Government of J&K provided construction materials for this project. The Indian Army continued support during the construction period. The project was built with the help of Ladakhi Buddhists, who offered voluntary labour, and financially supported by Japanese Buddhists as well as Indian suppoters.The then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, sanctioned the construction of a vehicular road to the stupa in 1984. And Kushok Bakula, a Head Lama of Ladakh helped his activities from New Delhi because he was member of the Minority Commission of Govt of India. Ĭonstruction of the Shanti Stupa began in April 1983 under the supervision of Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura. The mission of Nichidatsu Fujii was to build Shanti Stupa as a symbol of peace. Nichidatsu Fujii implemented his idea to modern time as a symbol of peace. The original idea belonged to The Great King Ashoka. The Shanti Stupa was built by both Japanese Buddhists and Ladakh Buddhists. The Stupa has become a tourist attraction not only due to its religious significance but also due to its location which provides panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. The Shanti Stupa holds the relics of the Buddha at its base, enshrined by the 14th Dalai Lama. It was built in 1991 by Japanese Buddhist Bhikshu, Gyomyo Nakamura. Shanti Stupa is a Buddhist white-domed Stupa (chorten) on a hilltop in Chanspa, Leh district, Ladakh, in north India. Ladakh Shanti Stupa Committee under Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura
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