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Zalaszántó Stupa

Zalaszántó, Hungary

One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals. 

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Left: A sztúpa légi felvételen Civertan / CC BY-SA 4.0
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In a hillside meadow decorated with prayer flags, this stupa stands 30 meters high. Also called the Peace Stupa of Zalaszántó, it was built in the early 1990s by Bop Jon, a Buddhist monk from South Korea. It was inaugurated by the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyaco in 1993, and is the biggest structure of its kind in Europe.

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