stupa
/ˈstuːpə/noun
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a round building with a dome, built as a Buddhist shrine, often containing relics
स्तूप
- the Great Stupa at Sanchi
- Monks walk clockwise around the stupa at dawn.
- Pilgrims visit the stupa at Sarnath every year.
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- The stupa was built to hold sacred relics.
- A white stupa stands on the hilltop.
§Grammar and usage
Keep the Buddhist-architecture words together: stupa (a dome-shaped shrine with relics), chaitya (a prayer hall), vihara (a monastery where monks live), pagoda (a tower-like temple in East Asia), torana (a decorated gateway).
बौद्ध स्थापत्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: stupa (अवशेषों वाला गुंबदाकार पूजास्थल), chaitya (प्रार्थना-कक्ष, चैत्य), vihara (भिक्षुओं का निवास, विहार), pagoda (पूर्वी एशिया का मीनार जैसा मंदिर), torana (सजा प्रवेश-द्वार, तोरण)।
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General knowledge
The Great Stupa at Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh) was built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; other famous stupas are at Sarnath (Dhamek Stupa), Amaravati and Bharhut.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: साँची (मध्य प्रदेश) का महान स्तूप सम्राट अशोक ने तीसरी शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व में बनवाया और यह UNESCO विश्व धरोहर स्थल है; अन्य प्रसिद्ध स्तूप सारनाथ (धमेख स्तूप), अमरावती और भरहुत में हैं।