The Buddhist pagoda has its roots in the stupa that began its history to worship Busshari (Buddha's relics) in ancient India during the third century B.C.
仏塔は、古代インドにおいて仏舎利（釈迦の遺骨）を祀るために紀元前3世紀頃から造られ始めたストゥーパに起源をもつ。