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What Does Pagoda Mean?

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    A Pagoda refers to a religious structure mainly found in the Far East. It is specifically used to refer to a multi-storeyed Buddhist tower. Such structures are usually memorials or shrines.

    It is basically a structure made out of stone, brick or even wood. It is generally concerned with a Buddhist temple complex and the enshrinement of sacred relics. This particular structure has evolved from the Indian stupa. The top ornament of the pagoda is usually in the shape of a pyramid or a cone in regions like Burma, Thailand, Cambodia etc. it is in the shape of a bottle in the Tibet region.

    Architecturally, the pagoda has extremely less interior space which can be used as it is chiefly intended to be a monument.
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    Cinnamon  

    answered 3 years ago

    Thanks for the information, which is also helpful but I have been searching for diagrams of the pagoda temple of the six banyan trees in guangzhou, China and haven't had any success, help
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    Deziner

    Deziner

    commented 2 years ago

         
         

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