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The is the vertical shaft ( finial) which tops a Japanese pagoda, whether made of stone or wood. The sōrin of a wooden pagoda is usually made of bronze and can be over 10 meters tall. That of a stone pagoda is also of stone and less than a meter long. The sōrin is divided in several sections possessing a symbolic meaning and, as a whole, in turn itself represents a pagoda.
Although quintessentially Buddhist, in Japan pagodas and their sōrin can be found both at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. This is because until the Kami and Buddhas Separation Act of 1868 a Shinto shrine was normally also a Buddhist temple and vice versa. Itsukushima Shrine for example has one.
Sorin is a Romanian masculine name that originates from the noun soare, which means " Sun". Sorin is common as a given name, but it also exists as a surname. People with the given name include:
- Sorin Antohi
- Sorin Chifiriuc
- Sorin Frunză
- Sorin Ghionea
- Sorin Iodi
- Sorin Lerescu
- Sorin Matei
- Sorin Oprescu
- Sorin Paraschiv
- Sorin Popa
- Sorin Rădoi
- Sorin Socol