Definitions for stupa
ˈstu pəstu·pa

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stupa, topenoun

   a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stupanoun

   A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).

2. Etymology: From सतूप.

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1. Stupa

   In Buddhism, a stupa (Sanskrit: स्तूप, lit. 'heap', IAST: stūpa) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as śarīra – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.Circumambulation or pradakhshina has been an important ritual and devotional practice in Buddhism since the earliest times, and stupas always have a pradakhshina path around them. The original South Asian form is a large solid dome above a tholobate or drum with vertical sides, which usually sits on a square base. There is no access to the inside of the structure. In large stupas there may be walkways for circumambulation on top of the base as well as on the ground below it. Large stupas have or had vedikā railings outside the path around the base, often highly decorated with sculpture, especially at the torana gateways, of which there are usually four. At the top of the dome is a thin vertical element, with one of more horizontal discs spreading from it. These were chatras, symbolic umbrellas, and tend not to have survived, if not restored. The Great Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, is the most famous and best-preserved early stupa in India. Apart from very large stupas, designed to attract pilgrims, there were large numbers of smaller stupas in a whole range of sizes, which typically had much taller drums, relative to the height of the dome. Small votive stupas paid for by pilgrims might be less than a metre high, and laid out in rows by the hundred, as at Ratnagiri, Odisha. As Buddhism spread, other forms were used for the same purposes, and the chortens of Tibetan Buddhism, and the pagodas of East Asian Buddhism are some of these. In South-East Asia various rather different elongated shapes of dome evolved, leading to high, thin spires. A related architectural term is a chaitya, which is a prayer hall or temple containing a stupa.

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1. stupa

   A stupa is a dome-shaped structure, often constructed as a Buddhist monument used for meditation, typically serving as a shrine or a place to store relics. Originated from ancient India, it symbolizes the enlightened mind of the Buddha. The structural components of a stupa have various spiritual and symbolic interpretations in Buddhism.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. Stupanoun

   a mound or monument commemorative of Buddha

2. Stupanoun

   see 1st Stupe

3. Etymology: [Skr. stpa.]

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1. Stupa

   A stupa is a mound-like or semi-hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stupa

   stū′pa, n. a Buddhist monument: a dagoba or shrine of Buddha. [Sans.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stupa in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stupa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of stupa in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Loar:

   One reason is that Gandharan scrolls, like the one at the Library of Congress, were typically buried in terra cotta jars and interred in a stupa, a dome-shaped structure often containing Buddhist texts or relics, another reason is that the relatively high, arid climate of the Gandharan region helps preserve materials like manuscripts on birch bark.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stupa
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stupa
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupa
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupa
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=stupa
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stupa