Talk:Stupa
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A stupa is NOT a pagoda. Please wait till I get more proof. Don't add anything until this is resolved- KRS 17:52, 16 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- I changed back part of the last round of changes (re: pagodas); there are plenty of pagodas which aren't pyramidal or bell-shaped (e.g. almost all the Chinese ones). Generally, I think it's unwise to be too specific about how to use English words for a wide variety of structures which are found almost exclusively in non-English-speaking countries. ;) Markalexander100 03:52, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Have arrived at a compromise till further details can be added.
- Added back the fact The stupa evolved into the pagoda (which I am 100 percent sure of)
- added The pagoda has varied forms that also include bellshaped(this was already existing) and pyramidal ones. to suggest a few shapes.
- rephrased already exisitng sentence from English to Western context Today, in the Western context, there is no clear distinction between the stupa and the pagoda. KRS 09:47, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Have arrived at a compromise till further details can be added.
- The stupa evolved into the pagoda Happy with that.
- The pagoda has varied forms that also include bellshaped(this was already existing) and pyramidal ones. These sound more like stupas than pagodas to me, but since the words are often used interchangeably I've no objection.
- Today, in the Western context, there is no clear distinction between the stupa and the pagoda. Happy.
Markalexander100 06:07, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)
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Prang?
In Khmer (Cambodian) a stupa is called a chedey, which is a structure to store the ashes of the cremated and also Buddhist relics. A prang is a tower like as in the Angkor Wat towers and does not serve the same purpose as a chedey. But some Cambodian stupas do adopt the style of a prang onto a stupa. --Dara 03:50, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
