Dhauli or Dhauligiri is a hill located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of

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Significance

Dhauli is known for "Dhauli Santi Stupa", a

peace pagoda A Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa: a monument to inspire peace, designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace. Most, though not all, peace pagodas built since World War II ...

monument built by Japan Budhha Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Budhha Sangha. Rock edicts of Ashoka at Dhauli

Dhauli hill is presumed to be the area where the

Kalinga War The Kalinga war (ended )Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, Grafikol 2009, p.30 was fought in ancient India between the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka the Great and Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the presen ...

was fought.

Images

File:Dhauli shanti stupa.jpg, Shanti stupa Dhauli File:Dhauli Light and Sound Show.jpg, Picture of Dhauli Light and Sound Show File:Dhauli Light and Sound show.jpg, Light and sound show in Dhaulagiri File:Dhauligiri Buddha Statue.JPG, Sleeping Buddha statue at Dhauli Shanti Stupa File:Dhauli Giri Lion bbsr orissa.jpg, Lion Sculpture at the entrance of Dhauli Shanti Stupa

References

External links

Photos of Dhauli (Flickr)
Buddhist art History of Odisha Stupas in India Buddha statues in India Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar Archaeological sites in Odisha Archaeological monuments in Odisha Buddhist sites in Odisha {{Khordha-geo-stub