[stoo-puh] 
| a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot. |
| stu·pa (stōō'pə) n. A dome-shaped monument, used to house Buddhist relics or to commemorate significant facts of Buddhism or Jainism. Also called tope3. [Sanskrit stūpaḥ, tuft of hair, crown of the head, summit, stupa.] |