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Pan'kivka (Ukrainian: Паньківка), also known as Pan'kovka (Russian: Паньковка) is a village in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The village's population is 34 (as of 2001).
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Map of Pan'kivka, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Administratively, Pan'kivka belongs to the Slovianoserbsk Raion (district) of the oblast as a part of the Veselogirs'ka local council.
Peace Pagoda Building
The northern outskirts of the village adjoin a chalk mountain slope named Zmiyina. Eastwardly of the Ancient Mound (48.71049°N 39.34159°E / 48.71049; 39.34159 (The Ancient Mound)) on it a Peace Pagoda (48.71041°N 39.34487°E / 48.71041; 39.34487 (Peace Pagoda Place)) or Stupa is being built by the international sect of Buddhist "monks" Nipponzan Myohoji.
The Stupa is being financed by donations and voluntary labor, following many years labor by all the monks of the sect.
The scheme was started by monk Roman Turchin, who gave his life working towards the first Ukrainian Peace Pagoda. The project passed to Sergei Zhdankin when Turchin died.
Before joining Pan'kivka, the "monks" were going to start with Stupa on the All Religions Mount at Kam'yanka (Lutuhyne Raion, Luhansk Oblast). That place April 28, 2003 Roman Turchin initiated and with Nikolay Tarasenko organized celebrating the 750th anniversary of Namu-Myo-Ho-Ren-Ge-Kyo, which brought together a large number of guests.
Over time, on the recommendation of Nicholay Tarasenko and other reasons, it was decided to move the mission to Pan'kivka.
The "monks" who came to the Sect in the post-Soviet era, have found in Pan'kivka the place for their Peace Pagoda building, and were inspired by, and visited a Teacher of the Nipponzan Myohoji Sect in Eurasia — Junsei Terasawa, who is well known for has building Peace Pagodas in Milton Keynes and London.