Glossary
"Pagoda" a temple or sacred building of the Far East, usu. a tower having an upward-curving roof over each story.
"Buddhism " a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of SE Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through Enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject.
"Bagan" The ancient city located in the middle part of Myanmar.