JAPANESE

PAGODA

NEIL JUDE T. VALENCIA

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

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

History After 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

TYPES OF JAPANESE PAGODA

1. WOODEN PAGODA2. STONE PAGODA

WOODEN PAGODAs

ENTRANCE

BODY

EAVES

BRACKET SUPPORTa. Sumisonaeb. Hirazonaec. nakazonae

BRACKET SUPPORT

FINIAL(SORIN)

INTERIORS

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

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

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

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

Construction

Roof Framing

Roof Framing

Roof Framing

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.

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

Pagodas of Japan

Gojunoto5-story pagoda

Pagoda of Toji Temple Located in

Kyoto, Japan the tallest

standing wooden tower and the tallest Pagoda

Around 55 meters (180 feet) high

Pagoda of Muroji Temple Located in

Nara, Japan The smallest

pagoda 16 meter high

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

Pagoda of Kofukuji Temple,Nara, Japan

Sanjunoto3-story pagoda

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

Pagoda of Ichijoji Temple Located in

Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

a three-tiered pagoda dating from 1171 

Pagoda of Saimyoji Temple, Kora, Shiga, Japan

Octagonal Pagoda of Arankuji Temple, Euda, Nagano, Japan

Pagoda of Myotsuji Temple,Obama, Fukui, Japan

Pagoda of Yakushiji Temple,Nara, Japan

Tahoto2-story pagodaBuild outside temples

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

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 

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

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

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

Jusanjunoto- 13-story pagoda

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