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Stupa
A
stupa (
Sanskrit: m.,
stupa "heap") is a
mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (sarira - typically the remains of
Buddhist monks or
nuns), and used as a place of meditation.
Stupa
(n.)
See 1st Stupe.
(n.)
A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Stupa
Stupa (Sanskrit) A conical monument, sometimes domed, in India and Ceylon, erected over relics of the Buddha, of arhats, or other great men.
stupa
A shrine in which relics of the
Buddha are kept. The center is a raised temple which is usually surrounded by a series of terraces.
stupa
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