A sorin has a sacred gem (hoju in Japanese) at its peak and under the gem it consists of the parts such as a ukebana (lotus-shaped support of a seat, pedestal or pagoda finial), kurin (nine vertically stacked rings of a pagoda finial) and a fukubachi (inverted bowl-shaped part of a pagoda finial). |
相輪は、頂上に宝珠をのせ、その下に請花(うけばな)、九輪(宝輪)、伏鉢などと呼ばれる部分がある。 |