Later, with the development of architecture, changes in Buddhism and progress in engineering technology, pagodas of greater variety were built in China, such as multi-eared, pagodas with flowery ...

The reason is that this new form of architecture was introduced to China only when Buddhism spread to the country. The origin of pagodas, like that of Buddhism, can be traced to India. The ...

There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the ...