Did You Know About This Japanese Temple In Mumbai?

Tucked away in the lanes of Worli in Mumbai is the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple, a beacon of peace and tranquillity. The origins of Nipponzan Myohoji can be traced back to a more than 700-year-old prophecy made by the 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk Nichiren (1222-82). He believed that the ultimate salvation of humanity lay in India, the home of Buddhism. The temple was founded by Nichidatsu Fujii in 1956. He was a Japanese Buddhist monk and supporter of Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolence and world peace ideas. It has a rich history, remarkable architecture, and different services that welcome people from all walks of life and religions without discrimination.