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The Japanese page on the architecture of the 5-tier pagoda of Japan contains sections about the debated reason behind pagodas' quake-resistance – one of the two theories is the Shinbashira, and also lists the types of styles in which the Shinbashira is employed in the building of the structure.
reliefs A1 and A2. A1: This statue of the main deity of one of the three stupas has been basically destroyed, only the backlight remains. The backlight is designed with the sun wheel and the moon wheel as the design concept, the interior has a radial pattern of light, and the periphery is decorated with auspicious clouds.
Of the Japanese pagoda's many forms, some are built in wood and are collectively known as mokutō (木塔, lit. wood pagoda), but most are carved out of stone (sekitō (石塔, lit. stone pagoda). Wood pagodas are large buildings with either two stories (like the Tahō pagoda (多宝塔, tahōtō), see photo below) or an odd number of stories.
The Three Pagodas of the Chongsheng Temple (Chinese: 崇圣寺三塔; pinyin: Chóngshèng Sì Sāntǎ) are an ensemble of three independent pagodas arranged on the corners of an equilateral triangle, near the old town of Dali, Yunnan province, China, dating from the time of the Kingdom of Nanzhao and Kingdom of Dali in the 9th and 10th centuries.
2. In 1981, the base of the pagoda was repaired, and the weathered and damaged dragon-scale relief carvings at the four corners of the foundation were replaced. [7] 3. In 1995, repairs were made to cracks in the pagoda body and its finial. 4. In 2010, modern lighting fixtures on the pagoda were removed. [10]
Kondō (Golden Hall) of Daigo-ji, a National Treasure of Japan. Several structures, including the kondō and the five-story pagoda, are National Treasures of Japan.The temple possesses 18 specifically designated national treasures, including the buildings and other works as well; and the temple holds several dozen important cultural assets.