The Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii (1885–1985) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji order of Buddhism. Fuji was greatly inspired by his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 and decided to devote his life to promoting non-violence. He is best known world-wide for his decision in 1947, to begin constructing Peace Pagodas in many locations around the world, as shrines to World peace.[1]
The first Peace Pagodas were built as a symbol of peace in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where the atomic bombs took the lives of over 150,000 people, almost all of whom were civilian, at the end of World War II.
By 2000, at least 29 Peace Pagodas had been built around the world in Europe, Asia, and the United States, though not all are due to his movement.
See also
- Peace pagoda (includes a list of peace pagodas around the world).
References
- ^ Queen, Christopher S (2000). Engaged Buddhism in the West. Wisdom Publications, US. ISBN 9780861711598.
External links
- Dharmawalk.org Information on Nichidatsu Fujii (Guruji) and the continuing work of the order that he founded.
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