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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pagoda crypts</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>pagodas</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>crypts, grave</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>grave pagoda</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>grave pagodas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pagoda crypt</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Appearing commonly in China beginning in the eighth century CE, pagoda crypts are used to enshrine relics.  Frequently composed of a collection of separate chambers, the crypts sometimes contain murals which thematically complement their contents. ]]></note></mads>