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Five Storied Pagoda
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From top of second set of steps
From top of third set of steps
From top of fourth set of steps
From southwest side garden (koi pool)
From top of fifth (and final) set of steps
The finial (相輪 sōrin) has several parts each of
which is a Buddhist symbol, including a water flame (水煙
suien), nine rings (九輪 kyurin), an 8-petaled open
Lotus blossom (請け花 ukebana), etc. Compare
to the modern sourin on the lodging temple.
Sign describing the history of the Five Storied Pagoda ("五" = 5,
"重" = layer, "塔" = tower). The beginning part, on the
right, mentions the 25th, 26th, 27th, 30th and 31st high
priests (上人 is shōnin); it was completed in the
6th month of 1749 (寛延二年六月). In 1966 (昭和四十一年), the pagoda was designated a national cultural treasure of Japan.
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