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Pagoda of Buddhist Incense
Natasha, Adnana
The Summer Palace
Located in Beijing, China
Summer Palace built in 1750
During the war of 1860 it
suffered damages but was
restored to it original
foundations in 1886
It served the imperial family
for four generations
Now it is a popular resort for
tourists
History of Pagoda
Early Chinese Pagodas
were multistoried and
maintain that style through
Ancient China
The Chinese believed that
due to the sacredness of
Buddha relics the house of
Buddha should be majestic
and striking in style
The ruling class of china
normally demonstrated
their wealth through
multistoried buildings
Connection Between the East and West
Top: resembles the original
image of the stupa from
India
Body (main part): used to
enshrine a statue of Buddha
which could be portrayed in
various styles of traditional
Chinese architecture
Base: place where Buddhist
relics were buried, which
usually had the form of an
underground chamber/hole
attached to a tomb during
ancient Chinese times
Pagoda of Buddhist Incense
Located outside of the Hall of
Dispelling Clouds and halfway up
to Longevity Hill
8 facade building, 3 stories tall
The "tower" is 21 m High and
built on a 20m high stone planet
with 8 huge pillars as support and
backbone
The pagoda was built of brick and
stone and has the classic gradual
tiered eaves marking each storey,
and has a section of its walls
partially open at one side, which
allows one to view the interior of
the pagoda, the inner column
shaped as another pagoda inside,
and the thickness of the pagoda's
walls.
Symbolic Meaning of The Interior Décor with in the Pagoda
Multistoried buildings were
also thought to be the
residences of the immortals
thus perfect to "enshrine
Buddha“
The image of the
Shakyamuni Buddha in the
abhaya mudra is also
noticeable in Chinese
Pagodas
The Chinese iconography is
very prominent in Chinese
pagoda architecture