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*[[Emperor Wen of Sui]] orders the construction of [[stupa]]s across the empire.

A [[stupa]] marking what is said to be his grave stands on the temple grounds of [[Yo

...120 new temples in total, and in [[601]], he ordered the construction of [[stupa]]s all across the country, to house relics of the Buddha.

...ced inside the hollow sculptures as well, including wooden ''[[sotoba]]'' (stupa-shaped) or ''[[gachirin]]'' (full-moon-shaped) plaques inscribed with Unkei

...den slats, carved at one end into the shape of a ''[[gorinto|gorintô]]'' [[stupa]]. By the 12th century or so, these developed into fully three-dimensional