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stupa  

Definition(s)

  • Although typically associated with monuments in the Buddhist traditions, the Sanskrit word stūpa refers most basically to “a heap or pile of earth or bricks” (Monier-Williams, 1899). The stupa qua Buddhist reliquary derives from earlier traditions in which important bodies were placed within burial mounds. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Stupa]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WDLV9H19-3

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