Concept information
Preferred term
stupa
Definition
- Although typically associated with monuments in the Buddhist traditions, the Sanskrit word stūpa refers most basically to “a heap or pile of earth or bricks” (Monier-Williams, 1899). The stupa qua Buddhist reliquary derives from earlier traditions in which important bodies were placed within burial mounds. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Stupa]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/stupa
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