used performance-based design and nonlinear time-history analysis to prove that the solution would meet the goals of the California Building Code. See also Buddhist temples in Japan Hōryūji Japanese Buddhist architecture List of earthquakes in Japan Tō-ji The Japanese page on the architecture of the 5-tier pagoda of Japan contains sections about the debated reason behind pagodas' quake-resistance – one of the two theories is the Shinbashira, and also lists the types of styles in which the Shinbashira is employed in the building of the structure. Shinbashira (Tenrikyo) References and further reading Columns and entablature Architectural elements Earthquake engineering Japanese architectural features