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pagoda
A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves, built in traditions originating in historic East Asia or with respect to those traditions, common to Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Burma, Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist, and were often located in or near viharas. In some countries, the term may refer to other religious structures. In Vietnam and Cambodia, due to French translation, the English term ''Pagoda'' is a more generic term referring to a place of worship, although ''pagoda'' is not an accurate word to describe a Buddhist vihara. The modern pagoda is an evolution of the Ancient Nepal stupa, a tomb-like structure where sacred relics could be kept safe and venerated.〔The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia University Press〕 The architectural structure of the stupa has spread across Asia, taking on many diverse forms as details specific to different regions are incorporated into the overall design.
==Etymology==
One proposed etymology is from the southern Chinese pronunciation of eight cornered tower,"Pa-Ko-Ta" (), and reinforced by the name of a famous pagoda encountered by many early European visitors to China, the "Pa-Zhou-Ta" Pagoda, standing just south of Canton (Guangzhou) at the Whampoa Anchorage. 〔"Chinese origin of the term pagoda". David Robbins Tien. Comments on Etymology, October 2014, Vol.44, no. 1, pp.2-6.〕Another proposed etymology is Persian ''butkada'', from ''but'', "idol" and ''kada'', "temple, dwelling."〔''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'', Second Edition. Random House, New York, 1993.〕 Another etymology, found in many English language dictionaries, is modern English ''pagoda'' from Portuguese (via Dravidian), from Sanskrit ''bhavati'', feminine of ''bhagavatt'', "blessed" from ''bhag'', "good fortune".
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