塔刹

Traditional form:

塔剎

Pinyin (reading):

tǎchà

Definitions:

• Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda

Characters:

• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building
• 刹 - temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake

Traditional characters:

• 塔 - tower, spire, tall building
• 剎 - temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake