Religion+-+Buddhist+Pagodas

=Religion - Buddhist and Shintoist Pagodas= Post your photographs and videos here. Be sure to include link back to original site.

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Shwedagon Pagoda

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Tien Mu Pagoda

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 * Laem Sor Pagoda by grantthai ||

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 * Pagoda at Sunset by DanielKHC ||

1. The pagoda is a tiered tower where Buddhists, and other religions in Asia, worship. It originated from the Indian stupa, a structure similar to a tomb holding relics important to the religion. The height of the pagoda, often with a decorative finial at the top of the structure, adds to its reputation and importance as being spiritually charged and symbolic of the center of universal energy. 2. There do not appear to be any gender restrictions in worshiping in Buddhist pagodas. 3. Pagodas are different from other places of worship in that they are more monuments than places of actual worship. There is very little usable space in most pagodas which make worshiping inside difficult. Their main use is to hold relics significant to the religion. 4. Pagodas are located in areas important to the religion, for example the Nyatopol- Five storied Pagoda in Nepal, near the birthplace of Buddha. 5. 27°40'60 N; Longitude: 85°25'0 E

Information from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Pagoda**

Videos of Pagodas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4EVOTUqV4k&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvauHQVoIM

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