This document provides information about Japanese pagodas, including their origins, design, construction, and types. It notes that pagodas evolved from Indian stupas and were introduced to Japan from China. Pagodas emphasize verticality and symbolize the connection between earth and heaven. They are typically made of wood with tiered roofs and central columns. The document describes several famous Japanese pagodas and provides details on their construction, materials, and historical and religious significance. It also distinguishes between wooden and stone pagodas.

1. JAPANESE
PAGODA
NEIL JUDE T. VALENCIA

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. TYPES OF JAPANESE PAGODA
1. WOODEN PAGODA
2. STONE PAGODA

6. WOODEN PAGODAs

8. ENTRANCE

9. BODY

10. EAVES

11. BRACKET SUPPORT
a. Sumisonae
b. Hirazonae
c. nakazonae

12. BRACKET SUPPORT

13. FINIAL(SORIN)

14. INTERIORS

15. 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

16.  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

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

18. 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

19. Construction

20. Roof Framing

21. Roof Framing

22. Roof Framing

24. 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.

25.  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

26. Pagodas of Japan

27. Gojunoto
5-story pagoda

28. Pagoda of Toji
Temple
 Located in Kyoto,
Japan
 the tallest
standing wooden
tower and the
tallest Pagoda
 Around 55 meters
(180 feet) high

29. Pagoda of
Muroji Temple
 Located in Nara,
Japan
 The smallest
pagoda
 16 meter high

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

31. Pagoda of
Kofukuji Temple,
Nara, Japan

32. Sanjunoto
3-story pagoda

33. 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

34. Pagoda of
Ichijoji Temple
 Located in
Kasai, Hyogo
Prefecture,
Japan
 a three-tiered
pagoda dating
from 1171

35. Pagoda of
Saimyoji Temple,
Kora, Shiga, Japan

36. Octagonal
Pagoda of
Arankuji Temple,
Euda, Nagano, Japan

37. Pagoda of
Myotsuji Temple,
Obama, Fukui, Japan

38. Pagoda of
Yakushiji
Temple,
Nara, Japan

39. Tahoto
2-story pagoda
Build outside temples

40. 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

41. 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

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

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

44. 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

45. Jusanjunoto
- 13-story pagoda

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