Shinso - Foundation of the Heart

Japanese: 心礎 - しんそ

〘Noun〙 The foundation stone of the central pillar of a pagoda, which plays the most important role. In the Asuka and early Nara periods, many had a reliquary hole for enshrining relics, but after the late Nara period, the facilities for enshrining relics were gradually simplified and disappeared. ※Shoku Nihongi - Jingo Keiun 4th year (770), February Heijin "The _central cornerstone of _{the east} pagoda of Saidaiji Temple was destroyed. The stone is over 100 meters in size and 9 feet thick."

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Japanese:

〘名〙塔の中心柱の礎石で、最も重要な役割をなすもの。飛鳥・奈良前期には舎利を奉安する舎利孔を有するものが多いが、奈良後期以後は舎利奉安の施設はしだいに簡略化し、消滅した。※続日本紀‐神護景雲四年（770）二月丙辰「破_二却西大寺東塔心礎_一。其石大方一丈余、厚九尺」

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