dagoba

American  

[dah-guh-buh] / ˈdɑ gə bə /

noun

1. a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.

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dagoba British  

/ ˈdɑːɡəbə /

noun

1. a dome-shaped shrine containing relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint

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Etymology

Origin of dagoba

1800–10; < Sinhalese dāgoba < Pali dhātugabbha < Sanskrit dhātugarbha, equivalent to dhātu relics + garbha womb, inside

Example Sentences

When the supreme dagoba is reached and entered a crude and only half-hewn statue of the Buddha greets the eye amid carvings of supreme delicacy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cupola, or dagoba, was at one time entirely closed, but when opened some years ago it was found to contain a large unfinished figure of Buddha.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

The topmost terrace is crowned by a large cupola, or dagoba.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

Of the cone which formerly surrounded this dagoba nothing is left except part of the pedestal, a stone block afterwards fashioned into a seat five feet high by ten feet broad.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

It is probable that the highest storey proved to be too heavy in its original form and that the central dagoba had to be reduced lest it should break the substructure.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir