It is called a Pagoda, but it was developed from the Indian dome structure called a Stupa.
It depends on the region in which you live. They can called a shrine, stupa, chorten pagoda, temple.
It is called a Pagoda, but it was developed from the Indian dome structure called a Stupa.
Dipak Chandra Bhattacharyya has written: 'Buddhist shrines' -- subject(s): Buddhist shrines
M. C. Subhadradis Diskul has written: 'History of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha' -- subject(s): Buddhist Temples, Buddhist shrines, History, Shrines, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Temples, Buddhist
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Christophe Munier has written: 'Sacred rocks and Buddhist caves in Thailand' -- subject(s): Buddhist Cave temples, Buddhist antiquities, Buddhist shrines, Cave temples, Buddhist, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Rocks, Religious life and customs, Rocks
No, roughly 90% of Japanese funerals are Buddhist in nature.
Stupas. Stupas are Buddhist shrines that have the shape of a dome or mound.
Afghanistan was a very Buddhist area in the distant past and there are still some Buddhist shrines carved into cliffsides in Afghanistan. I don't think that there are any Buddhists there anymore.
Places one might go to pray in Japan would commonly be Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples.
The Shinto people worship at public shrines or worship at small home shrines called "kamidana".
There are two widespread points of 'worship;' Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Other religions are represented in Japan, but not to as great extent.
Most ancient Japanese temples are either Buddhist or Shinto temples. The Buddhist temples are shrines for meditation and focus to achieve an enlightened spirit. Shinto temples were sights dedicated to ancestor worship.