Japanese pagoda

1. JAPANESE PAGODA NEIL JUDE T. VALENCIA

2. Pagoda( to ) a tiered tower with projecting roofs an evolution of the Indian Stupa( a building to enshrine the cremated remains of Buddha: ashes and bone fragments) It functions the same as the stupa

3. Pagoda and Stupa Differences one can actually enter a pagoda.  Remember that a stupa is a solid dome and the way to venerate the Buddha was not to go inside (since that is impossible) but instead to circumambulate the mound pagoda emphasizes verticality even more(Japanese believes that taller structure better communicated the idea that the pagoda is acting as a link between the mortal and heavenly realms, as the structure reaches for the sky

4. History A fter the stupa migrated with Buddhism from ancient India to China, the structure became taller and developed layers or tiers When Buddhism was introduced from China to Japan, the layered pavilions and pagodas of China influenced the way the Japanese designed and built pagodas

5. TYPES OF JAPANESE PAGODA WOODEN PAGODA STONE PAGODA

6. WOODEN PAGODAs

7. ENTRANCE

8. BODY

9. EAVES

10. BRACKET SUPPORT a. Sumisonae b. Hirazonae c. nakazonae

11. BRACKET SUPPORT

12. FINIAL(SORIN)

13. INTERIORS

14. Structure Usually Square in plan Floor area is determined by Ken(Japanese modular system)  Each level has twelve pillars with a heart pillar on the center

15. The square shape symbolizes the earth The center column is considered the "axle of the world" the spire on top of the structure represents Buddha as master of the universe The reason why a large number of pagodas have five tiers is that each tier has a particular elemental meaning in Buddhism

16. Each of its levels, ascending, is slightly smaller than the last, resulting in a pyramid-like structure that is topped by a spire

17. Structure Japanese pagodas are typically constructed from wood with interlocking beams and posts and a central column The roofs have wide overhangs, with clay tiles

18. Construction

19. Roof Framing

20. Roof Framing

21. Roof Framing

22. Secret Of The Earthquake Proof Pagoda Pagodas are extremely sturdy and are designed to absorb the movements of the earth, making them resistant to earthquakes and typhoons .

23. Pagodas are usually hit by lightning due to its height A nd most of it are destroyed because of lightning that causes fire, since it is made wood it’s easily burned

24. Pagodas of Japan

25. Gojunoto 5-story pagoda

26. Pagoda of Toji Temple Located in Kyoto, Japan the tallest standing wooden tower and the tallest Pagoda Around 55 meters (180 feet ) high

27. Pagoda of Muroji Temple Located in Nara, Japan The smallest pagoda 16 meter high

28. Pagoda of Daigoji Temple Located in Kyoto, Japan Built in 951 38 meter tall

29. Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple, Nara, Japan

30. Sanjunoto 3 -story pagoda

31. Pagoda of Horyuji Temple Located in South of Nara, Japan ( the first imperial city) The oldest Pagoda in Japan built around 607 AD 31.50 meters high

32. Pagoda of Ichijoji Temple Located in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan a three-tiered pagoda dating from 1171 

33. Pagoda of Saimyoji Temple, Kora , Shiga, Japan

34. Octagonal Pagoda of Arankuji Temple, Euda , Nagano, Japan

35. Pagoda of Myotsuji Temple, Obama, Fukui, Japan

36. Pagoda of Yakushiji Temple, Nara, Japan

37. T ahoto 2-story pagoda Build outside temples

38. Stone Pagodas( sekito ) generic term for pagodas or stupas made of stone always have an odd number of stories Solid, smaller than wooden pagodas and act as a kind of monument/grave Now, these pagodas act as garden decorations

39. Gorinto - made of five pieces of stone and serves as a grave marker erected for the repose of the departed, one that in olden days contained a relic of the Buddha 

40. Muhoto - egg-shaped pagoda - marking the gravesite of a Buddhist priest

41. Hoto - a pagoda associated with the Buddhist deity, Tahou nyorai

42. Hokyointo - used as funerary markers -rectangular in shape -has a low, rectangular foundation surmounted by a square body which often bears an image of the Buddha or a Sanskrit syllable - top story or umbrella is a stepped pyramid with wing-like decoration at the four corners

43. Jusanjunoto - 13-story pagoda

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