since pagodas were originally built to preserve Buddhist relics, which were considered the most sacred objects in the world, representing Buddha, they should be majestic and striking in style.
It was added to a Buddhist pagoda to preserve Buddhist relics. According to a survey, Buddhist relics were not buried underground in India, but kept inside the pagodas. When the pagoda was ...
In the Shaanxi Province of China, a modest Buddhist pagoda sits across the hillside from one of the most revered Daoist landmarks. The pagoda is also the long-lost, earliest surviving Christian ...
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa in Myanmar. It houses over 700 slabs inscribed with the Tripitaka. Each slab is 1.5 m tall and together they form what some people think may be the world’s ...
The Reverend Gyoro Nagase has been based at the London Peace pagoda since it opened in 1985. Having now spent more time in the capital than his native Japan, the 72-year-old says "London is very ...
Magoksa Temple, part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed "Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea," is also the head temple of the Jogye Order’s sixth district. The pagoda, situated ...
Although the interior is usually closed to the public, the doors to the first story will be opened to reveal the central column and Buddhist statues ... carried out. The pagoda was erected during ...