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The earliest of the circular pagodas, or *chaityas*, is that at Bupayā, at Pagān, ascribed to the first years of the third century a.d. ‘The centre portion, or bell, is of bulbous form, raised on a triple base and crowned with two features, the lower one a bold torus moulding, the upper one a conical finial, with cavetto sinkings between the bell and the torus, and between the latter and the finial.’²