and the kaimyō (posthumous name) of the deceased. In present-day Japanese, sotoba usually has the latter meaning. stupa – in origin a vessel for Buddha's relics, later also a receptacle for scriptures and other relics. Its shape changed in the Far East under the influence of the Chinese watchtower to form tower-like structures like the Tōbuttō, the gorintō, the hōkyōintō, the sekitō, the tō, or the much simpler wooden stick-style sotoba. tatchū (塔頭 or 塔中) In Zen temples, a building containing a pagoda enshrining the ashes of an important priest stands. Later, it became a subsidiary temple or a minor temple depending from a larger one. Finally, it became also subsidiary temple being the family temple (bodaiji) of an important family. tahōtō (多宝塔) – a two-storied pagoda with a ground floor having a dome-shaped ceiling and a square pent roof, a round second floor and square roofs. temizuya (手水舎) – a fountain near the entrance of a shrine and a temple where worshipers can cleanse their hands and mouths before worship. tesaki (手先) – Term used to count the roof-supporting brackets (tokyō (斗きょう)) projecting from a temple's wall, usually composed of two steps (futatesaki (二手先）)) or three (mitesaki 三津手先). tokyō (斗きょう) – see tesaki. torii (鳥居)- the iconic Shinto gate at the entrance of a sacred area, usually, but not always, a shrine. Shrines of various size can be found next to, or inside temples. tōrō (灯籠) – a lantern at a shrine or Buddhist temple. Some of its forms are influenced by the gorintō. -tō (塔) A pagoda, and an evolution of the stupa. After reaching China, the stupa evolved into a tower with an odd number of tiers (three, five, seven, nine, thirteen), excepted the tahōtō, which has two. The word is used together as a suffix of a numeral indicating the number of a pagoda's tiers (three tiers= san-jū-no-tō, five tiers= go-jū-no-tō, seven tiers = nana-jū-no-tō, etc.). tōsu or tōshi (東司) – a Zen monastery's toilet. Yakushi-dō (薬師堂) – a building that enshrines a statue of Yakushi Nyorai.* yokushitsu* (浴室) – a monastery's bathroom. zen-dō (禅堂) – lit. "hall of Zen". The building where monks practice zazen, and one of the main structures of a Zen garan. Temple names A temple's name ( or ) is usually made of three parts. The first is the , the second is the and the third is the . Sangō