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Hōkyōintō
A is a Japanese pagoda, so called because it originally contained the sūtra.〔Iwanami Kōjien Japanese dictionary〕 A Chinese variant of the Indian stūpa, it was originally conceived as a cenotaph of the King of Wuyue - Qian Liu.〔
== Structure and function ==
Usually made in stone and occasionally metal or wood, ''hōkyōintō'' started to be made in their present form during the Kamakura period.〔 Like a ''gorintō'', they are divided in five main sections called (from the bottom up) , or "inverted flower seat", , or base, , or body, , or umbrella, and , or pagoda finial.〔 The ''tōshin'' is the most important part of the ''hōkyōintō'' and is carved with a Sanskrit letter.〔 The 'sōrin'' has the same shape as the tip of a five-storied pagoda.〔 The ''kasa'' can also be called , or roof.〔 It's decorated with four characteristic wings called 〔 or .〔 Different structures exist, and the ''hōkyōintō'' property of the Yatsushiro Municipal Museum in Kyushu for example is divided in just four parts, with no ''kaeribanaza''.〔
The sūtra contain all the pious deeds of a Tathagata Buddha, and the faithful believe that praying in front of a ''hōkyōintō'' their sins will be canceled, during their lives they will be protected from disasters and after death they will go to heaven.〔Yatsushiro Municipal Museum〕
The ''hōkyōintō'' tradition in Japan is old and is believed to have begun during the Asuka period (550–710 CE).〔 They used to be made of wood and started to be made in stone only during the Kamakura period.〔 It is also during this period that they started to be used also as tombstones and cenotaphs.〔
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