Posing before the International Peace Pagoda in Pokhara, Nepal
Posing before the Vishwa Shanti Stupa or International Peace Pagoda in Pokhara, Nepal. It was a pretty hard climb up here though. The Vishwa Shanti Stupa in Pokhara is the first World Peace Pagoda in Nepal and the 71st pagoda built by the Japanese Buddhist group Nipponzan-Myōhōji in the world. This pagoda is 115 feet tall and 344 feet in diameter. The white pagoda has two tiers for tourists and religious visitors to circumambulate. The second tier displays four statues of the Buddha presented as a souvenirs from four different countries. I did not go up there as one had to remove footwear and photography was prohibited there at any rate. I generally avoid places which prohibit photography. (Pokhara, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
Posing before the International Peace Pagoda in Pokhara, Nepal
Posing before the Vishwa Shanti Stupa or International Peace Pagoda in Pokhara, Nepal. It was a pretty hard climb up here though. The Vishwa Shanti Stupa in Pokhara is the first World Peace Pagoda in Nepal and the 71st pagoda built by the Japanese Buddhist group Nipponzan-Myōhōji in the world. This pagoda is 115 feet tall and 344 feet in diameter. The white pagoda has two tiers for tourists and religious visitors to circumambulate. The second tier displays four statues of the Buddha presented as a souvenirs from four different countries. I did not go up there as one had to remove footwear and photography was prohibited there at any rate. I generally avoid places which prohibit photography. (Pokhara, Nepal, Oct/ Nov. 2019)