All these architectural forms were recorded in early documents of Chinese history. Pagodas, however, appeared relatively late in China. A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century.

According to a survey, Buddhist relics were not buried underground in India, but kept inside the pagodas. When the pagoda was introduced to China, it was combined with China's traditional burial ...

Satellite images show the destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country killing more than 1,600 ...

Thousands of religious buildings were destroyed in the severe earthquake that struck Buddhist-majority Myanmar on Friday.

Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.

The authorities said that thousands of buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas.

All photographs: Reuters IMAGE: Damaged pagodas in Sagaing, Myanmar. IMAGE: A damaged pagoda in Amarapura township, Myanmar. IMAGE: A damaged Buddhist statue inside a pagoda in Mandalay ...

A powerful earthquake killed at least 300 people in the town of Tada-U, while also devastating historic pagodas and religious ...

Pagodas serve as Buddhist temples and sacred buildings throughout Myanmar. Photograph by Myo Kyaw Soe Xinhua, eyevine, Redux Myanmar’s temples, mosques, monasteries, and nunneries are far more ...