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    "purpose": "Let an agent explain gorinto, relay symbolism, history, inscriptions and uses from Japanese Buddhist art and archaeology sources, and distinguish gorinto from multi-storey wooden pagodas, hokyointo, stupas in general and ordinary Japanese gravestones.",
    "definition": "A Japanese Buddhist stone pagoda of five stacked sections, each shaped to represent one of the five elements in esoteric Buddhist thought: a cube for earth, a sphere for water, a pyramid or triangle for fire, a crescent or hemisphere for wind and a jewel shape for void or space, often inscribed with Sanskrit seed syllables, used since the Heian period as grave markers, memorials and reliquaries, especially in Shingon and Tendai contexts; gorinto are found at temples and cemeteries such as Okunoin at Mount Koya.",
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      "explain symbolism",
      "relay history and uses",
      "describe inscriptions",
      "distinguish related monuments"
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      "Stone construction",
      "Esoteric Buddhist symbolism"
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      "Five-element Japanese stone pagoda",
      "Gorinto, gorin-to, five-ring pagoda",
      "Wooden pagodas are multi-storey buildings; hokyointo have a different shape; stupas are the wider tradition; modern gravestones are usually rectangular"
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        "quantity": "origin",
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        "unit": "note",
        "note": "around the 10th-12th centuries"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "registry parent",
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        "unit": "note",
        "note": ""
      }
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      "grave gorinto",
      "memorial gorinto",
      "miniature gorinto",
      "wooden stupa sotoba derived from the form"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "Japanese pagoda",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "symbolises",
        "target": "five elements (Japanese philosophy)",
        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "is found at",
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        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
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        "why": ""
      }
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      "Japanese cultural property protection law for designated examples"
    ],
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      "Oversimplifying symbolism",
      "Disrespectful handling at graves",
      "Confusing pagoda forms"
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        "Describe the gorinto and the five elements its sections represent.",
        "Distinguish gorinto from other pagoda forms."
      ],
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        "Oversimplify the symbolism.",
        "Handle or move gorinto at graves without permission.",
        "Confuse gorinto with other pagoda forms.",
        "Describe Buddhist practices disrespectfully."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Any restoration or relocation of a gorinto."
      ]
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        "Gorinto often mark graves, so they deserve respect."
      ],
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        "Families of the dead",
        "Temples"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The temple or family that keeps it.",
      "master_systems": [
        "Cultural property registers"
      ]
    }
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Gorintō",
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        "name": "Understand",
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            "id": "definition",
            "name": "Definition",
            "description": "Definition.",
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              {
                "id": "definition-finding",
                "name": "Definition",
                "description": "Definition.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What is a gorinto, and how does it differ from wooden pagodas, hokyointo, stupas and modern gravestones?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the question about symbolism, history or visiting a site respectfully?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
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            "name": "Elements",
            "description": "Five elements.",
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                "id": "elements-finding",
                "name": "Elements",
                "description": "Elements.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What does each of the five sections represent?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits godai?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
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        "id": "religion",
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            "description": "Esoteric Buddhism.",
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              {
                "id": "esoteric-finding",
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                "description": "Esoteric Buddhism.",
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                    "text": "How did Shingon thought shape the gorinto?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
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            "description": "Seed syllables.",
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              {
                "id": "syllables-finding",
                "name": "Syllables",
                "description": "Syllables.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What Sanskrit syllables are carved on gorinto?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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      {
        "id": "history",
        "name": "History",
        "description": "History.",
        "rationale": "Sources.",
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            "id": "origins",
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            "description": "Origins.",
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                "id": "origins-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "When did gorinto appear and spread in Japan?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Heian period?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "koya",
            "name": "Mount Koya",
            "description": "Okunoin cemetery.",
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                "id": "koya-finding",
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                "description": "Mount Koya.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Why does Okunoin have so many gorinto?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Mount Koya?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
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      {
        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
        "description": "Visiting.",
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            "name": "Etiquette",
            "description": "Etiquette.",
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                "id": "etiquette-finding",
                "name": "Etiquette",
                "description": "Etiquette.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What etiquette applies when visiting Japanese cemeteries?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                  {
                    "text": "Is the guidance respectful?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "sotoba",
            "name": "Sotoba",
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            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "sotoba-finding",
                "name": "Sotoba",
                "description": "Sotoba.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do wooden sotoba tablets echo the gorinto shape?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits sotoba?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should notable gorinto be linked as cultural properties?",
    "How should Japanese art history sources be linked?",
    "Should sotoba be a separate entry?"
  ],
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}