A hōkyōintō and its parts|thumb A is a type of pagoda, so called because it originally contained the sūtra (or ). A Chinese variant of the Indian stupa, it was originally conceived as a cenotaph of Qian Liu, the King of Wuyue.
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A hōkyōintō and its parts|thumb A is a type of pagoda, so called because it originally contained the sūtra (or ). A Chinese variant of the Indian stupa, it was originally conceived as a cenotaph of Qian Liu, the King of Wuyue.
== 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 (1185–1333). 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 is 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.
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