tassho　塔所

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Also read tousho. The burial place for the remains of prominent Buddhist priests. Historically, the ashes of buddha were thought to be interred in a stupa *tou 塔; thus, during the Kamakura period (1185-1333), with the introduction of new Buddhist sects, especially Zen 禅, the practice of placing the priest's ashes in an egg-shaped　style pagoda *rantou 卵塔, with a protective cover became common.

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*kaisantou 開山塔.

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