佛教在东汉时期传入中国，借助于中国文化和而不同的包容性，在汉晋时期有了初步的发展，并且在东晋时期出现了“塔”字。玄应《一切经音义》卷六说宝塔：“正言窣堵波（stupa的音译）……塔字，诸书所无。唯葛洪《字苑》云：‘塔，佛堂也。’”葛洪为东晋时人，也就 ...

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