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Why Japanese Pagodas Are Called Tou or Buttou

Japanese uses the terms tou (塔) and buttou (仏塔) for pagodas. The architectural form traces its origins to the Indian stupa, a domed structure associated with housing the dead and representing Buddha’s body.

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In Japanese, a pagoda isn’t called a pagoda. Japanese uses 塔 (tou) or 仏塔 (buttou). The shape descends from the stupa, an Indian pre-Buddhist domed structure for housing the dead, revered as a physical representation of the body of Buddha.
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Why Japanese Pagodas Are Called Tou or Buttou

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EN-ORIGINAL (1)

In Japanese, a pagoda isn’t called a pagoda. Japanese uses 塔 (tou) or 仏塔 (buttou). The shape descends from the stupa, an Indian pre-Buddhist domed structure for housing the dead, revered as a physical representation of the body of Buddha.