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Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling orDarjeeling Peace Pagoda is one of thePeace Pagodas designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace. It is located in the town ofDarjeeling in theIndian state ofWest Bengal. Like most of the other Peace Pagodas, it was built under the guidance ofNichidatsu Fujii (1885–1985), a Buddhist monk fromJapan and founder of theNipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order.

The foundation stone of the pagoda was laid on 3 November 1972 by Nichidatsu Fujii, and was inaugurated on 1 November 1992. The pagoda was designed by M. Ohka, and it took 36 months to construct. It houses the four avatars of Buddha including Maitreya Buddha. The height of the pagoda is 28.5 metres (94 ft) and diameter is 23 metres (75 ft).The Pagoda is situated on the slopes of the Jalapahar hills, in the town of Darjeeling.

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