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Ask someone to describe a Chinese or Japanese building. More often than
not they will describe a building like you see your right. The pagoda is the achetypal
image of East Asia. However, these tall, magnificent had their start faraway in
India. The stupa, as you read in the story on the front page, originated as a
shrine, a place to worship. Over the next pages, you will experience the journey
of the stupa. From the origins in India you will trace their journey all the way
to Japan and further. To start the journey click on one of the pictures below.
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