stupa
stupa
Definition
stupa (sto̵̅o̅′pə)
noun
a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine
Etymology: Sans
stupa
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- build: Here they build stupas in the sand, garlanding them in flour and marigolds.
Adjective modifier
- large: Less a city in the European sense than a conglomeration of neighborhoods an...[more ] Wonders - Borobudur Borobudur is the worlds largest Buddhist stupa.
- ancient: The remains of ancient Buddhist stupas, a large number of heads and other fragments were excavated from the site in 1916.
- 9th-century: The VRML model of the 9th-century Buddhist stupa on the Borobudur island, Java took two years to build.
- main: His remains are said to be enshrined in the main stupa.
- small: Leaving Langtang, you ascend gradually to a chorten ( a small Tibetan Buddhist stupa ) behind which is a very long mani wall.
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