stupa
IPA: stˈupʌ
noun
- (Buddhism) A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.
- A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).
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Examples of "stupa" in Sentences
- The caskets have a shape of a stupa.
- A great stupa is built at that place.
- It is home to a large Buddhist stupa.
- Stupas are an ancient form of mandala.
- Construction of the stupa is in progress.
- The stupa consists of a dome at the base.
- It consisted of an apsidal hall with stupa.
- The pagoda is an evolution of the Indian stupa.
- The statues at the the stupas are mostly preserved.
- So, the young farmers built this stupa, wishing for forgiveness and expiate.
- A stupa is a huge type of shrine and this one happens to be the biggest one in the whole of Asia!!
- The word "stupa" is Sanskrit for "to heap" and this refers to the mound like shape of the earliest stupas.
- A stupa is usually a mound consecrated to the Buddha, so that the mud pies mentioned above are a form of stupa.
- A stupa is a sacred symbol of Enlightenment and the path to Enlightenment that promotes harmony and peace within our world.
- Stupa project director, Ian Green, said more Buddhists have moved to Bendigo in recent years to take part in the construction of the two-storey stupa, which is being funded with donations from around the world.
- The stupa was the same one pictured in his guide book, the same one he had thought of wistfully when he was on the train, and sexual inclinations had not been the entirety of his yearnings there-at least so he wanted to believe.
- The 'stupa' being constructed near Noida flyway with a crowd of statues will cost the exchequer Rs 203 crore and there was a budgetary allocation of Rs 294 crore for other parks and statues, the Mayawati government has reportedly told the Supreme Court on 21st August
- The 'stupa' being constructed near Noida flyway with a crowd of statues will cost the exchequer Rs 203 crore and there was a budgetary allocation of Rs 294 crore for other parks and statues, the Mayawati government has reportedly told the Supreme Court on 21st August 2009.