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Also called sasso ŽC‘b. The base stone for the central pillar *shinbashira S’Œ, of a pagoda. Some base stones are buried deeply below ground level and have cavities hewed out of them to hold a container with relics *shari ŽΙ—˜ of the Buddha. An example was discovered during the dismantling repairs@of Houryuuji Gojuu-no-tou –@—²Ž›Œάd“ƒ, at the end of the 7c- to early 8c, in Nara. Other base stones were set shallowly into the earth so that the surface receiving the central pillar was at ground level. This type occasionally had a hole for receiving a container of relics. One example is the base stone for the central pillar of Hokkiji Sanjuu-no-tou –@‹NŽ›ŽOd“ƒ (742), in Nara.
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*soseki ‘bΞ, *hazama-ishi ‹·ŠΤΞ, *soban ‘b”Υ
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