Noun
A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.
See 1st Stupe.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd, in those caves, it is the stupa that is the object of veneration, not the image. Source: Internet
Every year the stupa attracts many Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims who perform full body prostrations in the inner lower enclosure, walk around the stupa with prayer wheels, chant, and pray. Source: Internet
Mullin 2001, pp.113, 117 He died in meditation at Drepung in 1547 at 67 and his reliquary stupa was constructed at Khyomorlung. Source: Internet
Of these, caves 9 and 10 are stupa halls of chaitya -griha form, and caves 12, 13, and 15A are vihāras (see the architecture section below for descriptions of these types). Source: Internet
The Museum is within a short walk from the Boudhnath stupa, which itself can be seen from the Museum tower. Source: Internet
The other type of main hall is the narrower and higher chaitya hall with a stupa as the focus at the far end, and a narrow aisle around the walls, behind a range of pillars placed close together. Source: Internet