Peace pole

A peace pole (English " Peace Pole" ) is a pile which bears on the sides in different languages ​​the words " May Peace prevail on Earth".

Peace Poles have their origin in an idea Masahisa Gois in 1969, the label with the Peace Prayer anbrachte as a means to spread his peace prayer at different sites or a stake aufstellte. The first peace pole was erected mid-1970s. The peace poles were funded by Masami Saionji and the former director of the Byakko Shinko Kai, Seki. The preparation of the peace poles, among other activities of the World Peace Prayer Society. There are now more than 200,000 Poles in 180 countries, including in places such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Magnetic North Pole of the earth in Canada, Gorky Park in Moscow and Angkor Wat in Cambodia and in Berlin as well as, to promote healing, in places such as Sarajevo, Hiroshima and the Allenby Bridge between Israel and Jordan as well as in public and private places in Japan.

Politicians like Jimmy Carter and religious leaders such as Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa and His Holiness the Dalai Lama have made ​​peace piles or dedicated ( 'dedicated' ).