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== History == | == History == | ||
The Dragon Palace Temple was founded in 1999 on land purchased by [[Sulekha Kumbhare]] and Noriko Ogawa. Kumbhare was at the time serving as the mayor of Kamptee, while Ogawa was the president of a Japanese company with business connections in the area.<ref name=":0" /> Ogawa was also the head of the Ogawa Foundation, a charitable trust that contributed to Buddhist charitable causes. The foundation envisioned the Dragon Palace Temple as both a place for Buddhist education and meditation, as well as a symbol of Indo-Japanese friendship.<ref name=": | The Dragon Palace Temple was founded in 1999 on land purchased by [[Sulekha Kumbhare]] and Noriko Ogawa. Kumbhare was at the time serving as the mayor of Kamptee, while Ogawa was the president of a Japanese company with business connections in the area.<ref name=":0" /> Ogawa was also the head of the Ogawa Foundation, a charitable trust that contributed to Buddhist charitable causes. The foundation envisioned the Dragon Palace Temple as both a place for Buddhist education and meditation, as well as a symbol of Indo-Japanese friendship.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> This original plot of 10 acres was expanded by 40 acres in 2003.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||