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stupa

[ stoo-puh ]

noun

  1. a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.


stupa

/ ˈstuːpə /

noun

  1. a domed edifice housing Buddhist or Jain relics Also calledtope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stupa1

First recorded in 1875–80, stupa is from the Sanskrit word stūpa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stupa1

C19: from Sanskrit: dome
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Example Sentences

Now, preliminary results show that an automated system can erect an ice stupa while avoiding frozen pipes, using local weather data to control when and how much water is spouted.

Automation could help communities build larger, longer-lasting ice stupas that provide more water during dry periods, he says.

In 2019, two more shangdongs were dismantled and a stupa was built in Rumtse, near the shangdong where Sonam had joined other villagers as a child to stone a wolf.

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It’s a memory that haunts Sonam, who is now a community leader working with conservationists and villagers to replace shandgdongs with stupas — an approach that’s gathering steam.

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The usual manis lie along the road, and a large red chhorten or stupa has a touch of the Indian style.

A small circular stupa was discovered cut out of solid rock below the ground level.

The word stupa has now become corrupted into tope, by which word you will find it designated by modern writers on India.

In the country of Rma there stood a brick stupa or tower, about a hundred feet high, in the time of Hiuen-Tsiang.

The stupa constantly emitted rays of glory, and by the side of it was a Naga tank.

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