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Definition of STUPA

Stupa
Stupa Stu"pa (st[=oo]"p[.a]), n. [Skr. st[=u]pa.] A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.
Stupa
Stupa Stu"pa (st[=u]"p[.a]), n. [L.] (Med.) See 1st Stupe.

Meaning of STUPA from wikipedia

- Stupa In Buddhism, a stupa (Sanskrit: स्तूप, lit. 'heap', IAST: stūpa) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including...
- 479223°N 77.739683°E / 23.479223; 77.739683 Sanchi Stupa is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District...
- Boudha Stupa (Nepali: बौद्धनाथ; Newari: खास्ति चैत्य); or Jarung Kashor (Let it be done, Slip of the tongue)(Standard Tibetan: བྱ་རུང་ཀ་ཤོར།, Wylie: bya...
- Look up stupa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, used as a place of meditation. Stupa may also...
- Dhamek Stupa (also spelled Dhamekh and Dhamekha) is a m****ive stupa located in Deer Park at Sarnath in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. One of the eight...
- Ice stupa is a form of glacier grafting technique that creates artificial glaciers, used for storing winter water (which otherwise would go unused) in...
- Amarāvati Stupa is a ruined Buddhist stūpa at the village of Amaravathi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, probably built in phases between the third...
- The Dharmarajika Stupa (Punjabi, Urdu: دھرم راجک اسٹوپا), also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, ****stan. It...
- dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and...
- to support the authenticity of the stupa at Piprahwa, as well as the Relic Stupa of Vaishali and the Ramabhar Stupa at Kushinagar. Apart from these, archaeological...