World Peace University Flashcards
Is it an college in Pune??
Yes it is. An Engineering and research college under Maharashtra Institute of Technology.
why is this in news?
It has built the worlds largest dome on its building.
Do you know some basic dimensions?
Its diameter is 160ft
Hanging bell from centre
suppored by coloumn
why it is built
It is built in the memory of 13AD bhakti saint Dnyaneshwar, ( also referred to as Jnaneshwar, Jnanadeva, Dnyandev or Mauli).
What you know about Dnyaneshwar
He was a 13th-century Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath tradition.
He authored Dnyaneshwari (a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) and Amrutanubhav.[4] These are the oldest surviving literary works in the Marathi language, under the patronage of the Yadava dynasty
What is Nath tradition
Nath, also called as Natha, are a Shaivism sub-tradition within Hinduism. A medieval era movement, it combined ideas from Buddhism, Shaivism and Yoga traditions in India
Gorakhnath is the originator of this sect or panth.
