Shanti Stupa, Delhi

Shanti Stupa is a Buddhist monument in Delhi, India, intended as "a symbol of universal brotherhood and peace.

Started by the Nipponzan-Myōhōji-Daisanga religious order of Buddhism, it was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama on 4 November 2007.

[3] Buddhist monk Nichidatsu Fujii of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji-Daisanga religious order originally planned the erection of Shanti Stupa with independent India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

[6] During the liturgy, Sheila Dikshit, the Chief Minister of Delhi, proclaimed: "We are all proud that Lord Buddha was born in this great country and his message of peace and compassion has become universal and has timeless relevance".

[1] The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso blessed the Shanti Stupa, hoping that it "would encourage the spread of the message of universal peace and brotherhood, which he said lies at the core of Buddhism.