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Pagodas in Japan are called tō, sometimes buttō or tōba, and derive historically from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa. Like the stupa, pagodas were originally used as
Japan's oldest three-storeyed pagoda at Hokki-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Pref. It was built in 706.
A reconstruction of Asuka-dera's original layout with a pagoda at its center
A rare 16-storey stone pagoda at Chōshō-ji in Kamakura
A hōtō at Ankokuron-ji
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A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves, common across Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist, but sometimes Taoist or Hindu, and were often in or near
Japanese pagoda
…Pagodas in Japan are called tō (塔, lit. pagoda), sometimes buttō (仏塔, lit. Buddhist pagoda) or tōba (塔婆, lit. pagoda), and derive historically from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa. Like the stupa, pagodas were originally used as reliquaries, but in many cases ended up losing this…
The Lingxiao Pagoda of Zhengding, Hebei, built in 1045 AD during the Song dynasty, with little change in later renovations
The Xumi Pagoda, built in 636 AD during the Tang dynasty.
Floor-support structure in a corner of the Horyuji temple.
The 40-metre-tall (130 ft) Songyue Pagoda of 523 AD, the oldest extant stone pagoda in China