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stupa
The Thuparama is regarded as the first ever historical stupa built in Sri Lanka.
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At top left is the golden Buddhist stupa, which was originally built on dry land.
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There is a stupa and monastery in Chabahi that are said to date back to her time.
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The Chetiyagara is a structure constructed as a protection chamber for the stupa.
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Ghantasala, 21 km from Machilipatnam, has the remains of an old Buddhist stupa.
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Kantaka Cetiya is a circular stupa having a base circumference of about 425 feet.
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The main stupa itself is empty, symbolizing complete perfection of enlightenment.
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The city's four-tiered stupa is 36 m high and one of the largest in the world.
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The most elaborate stupa is the 8th century Borobudur monument in Java, Indonesia.
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- A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
- A stupa (Sanskrit: m.,u0938u094Du0924u0942u092A "heap") is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (u015Baru012Bra - typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns), and used as a place of meditation. Also known in Thailand as a chedi.
- A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha
- (stupae) Koelz, 1939 - Peninsular India
- (Stupas) Originally, burial mounds, now used as relic chambers or memorials, especially of the Buddha.
- (stupas) Originally a mound marking the spot where the Buddha's ashes were buried. Rock pillars carved with the words of the Buddha are also sometimes called stupas.
- (stupas) Stone shrines built to house pieces of bone or hair and personal possessions said to be relics of the Buddha; preserved Buddhist architectural forms. (p. 180)
- The earliest form of Buddhist architecture, probably derived from Indian funeral mounds.
- A religious structure which serves as a receptacle for relics or just a site of worship and pilgrimage, representing the Buddha.
