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Pagoda

In Tibetan Buddhism, pagodas are classified into two types: dagoba and stupa. dagoba is built up in monasteries and is one way of enshrining sacred relics of tulku. It is made of gold or bronze. Stupa is erected in monasteries and lower location at the entrance to each village. The height of a pagoda depends on the height of the village or its location. There must be 5 stories in either pedestal or chamber. The roof has a combination of both protruding and concave structure and the former must have 13 layers. The primitive color of a pagoda must be white. Its name is made based on the sutra, Dharma implements type, the shape of the pagoda body part and its decoration. Pagoda forest is named by the combination of the name of the main sutra. In Shuzheng Village, Jiuzhaigou, the pagoda of nine lotus and bodhi is just named with the consideration of all nine separate pagodas.

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