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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