A reliquary monument honoring a venerable figure in Buddhism. A stupa is also known as a tumulus.

Stu"pa (st&oomac;"p&adot;), n. [Skr. st&umac;pa.]

A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.

 

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Stu"pa (st&umac;"p&adot;), n. [L.] Med.

See 1st Stupe.

 

© Webster 1913.

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