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stupa

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stu⋅pa

[stoo-puh]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1875–80; < Skt stūpa
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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.]
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