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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists [syn: stupa, tope]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Sanskrit st?pa Date: 1876 a usually dome-shaped structure (as a mound) serving as a Buddhist shrine

Britannica Concise

Monument erected in memory of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint, often marking a sacred spot, commemorating an event, or housing a relic. Stupas are architectural symbols of the Buddha's death. A simple stupa may consist of a circular earthenware base supporting a massive solid dome, from which projects an umbrella, symbolizing protection. This basic design is the inspiration for other types of Buddhist monuments, incl. pagodas, seen throughout Asia. Worship consists of walking clockwise around a stupa. Many important stupas have become places of pilgrimage.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a round usu. domed building erected as a Buddhist shrine. Etymology: Skr. stupa

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stupa Stu"pa (st[=oo]"p[.a]), n. [Skr. st[=u]pa.] A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Stupa Stu"pa (st[=u]"p[.a]), n. [L.] (Med.) See 1st Stupe.

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