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chaitya

 [chahyt-yuh]  

chait·ya

   [chahyt-yuh]
noun
a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.
Origin:
1870–75; < Sanskrit caitya, derivative of citā funeral pyre, akin to cinoti (he) piles up
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