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Stupa

In Buddhism, a stupa (Sanskrit: स्तूप, lit. 'heap', IAST: stūpa) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and śarīra—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and meditation.

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Bengali
স্তূপ (stup)
Burmese
စေတီ (MLCTS: zèdì)
Chinese
窣堵坡 (Pinyin: sūdǔpō)
English
Stupa
Japanese
卒塔婆 (Rōmaji: sotoba)
Khmer
ចេតិយ, ស្តូប (UNGEGN: chétĕy, stob)

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Notable stupas

Construction

Tibetan stupas

Kalachakra stupa

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Stupa

Nodes175
Edges174
Triples299
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011429
Components1

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Stupa

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related to Notable stupas · 25
Stupa → Amaravati, Anuradhapura, Barikot, BCE, Bharhut, Buddhist, Dharmarajika-Taxila, Ghalegay, In Sri Lanka, Kushinagar, Nakhon Pathom, Pakistan, Phra Pathommachedi, Piprahwa, Ramgram, Ruwanwelisaya, Sanchi, Sarnath, Shingardar, Some
related to Decorated stupas (from 125 BCE) · 23
Stupa → Amaravati, BCE, BCE/CE, BCEEast Gateway, Bharhut, Bharhut Stupa, Bodh Gaya, Buddha, Butkara Stupa, CE, Full-fledged, Gandhara, Hellenistic, Loriyan Tangai, Mathura, Railings, Sanchi, Sanchi Decorated, Sanchi Stupa No, Sculptured
related to Development in Gandhara (3rd century BCE–5th century CE) · 23
Stupa → BCE, Bhamala Stupa, Butkara Stupa, CE, Central Asia, Chakpat, China, Gandhara, Gandharan, Indian, Japan, Jaulian, Kanishka Stupa, Korea, Manikyala, Many Gandhara, Similar, Since Buddhism, The, The Dharmarajika Stupa
related to Expansion under Ashoka (250 BCE) · 19
Stupa → According, Amaravati, Ashoka, BCE, Bharhut, Brahmi, Buddha, Buddhist, Dharmarajika, Emperor Ashoka, In, India, Kesariya, Nigali Sagar, Pali, Pillars, Ramagrama, Sanchi, The
related to Tibetan stupas · 16
Stupa → Bhutan, Buddha, Buddha's, Chortens, Eight Great Events, English, Himalayas, Indian, Life, Stupas, The Tibetan, There, Tibet, Tibetan, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan-influenced
related to European stupas · 14
Stupa → Austria, Buddhist, Europe, He, It, Kalachakra Kalapa Centre, Karma Guen, Lopon Tsechu, Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche, Málaga, October, Spain, Styria, The Benalmádena Stupa
see also · 12
Stupa → Artificial, Asia, Buddhist, Burmese, Container, Hindu, IndonesiaGorintō, Japanese, MyanmarCandi, MyanmarPagoda, MyanmarPeace Pagoda, Style
related to Lotus Blossom Stupa · 11
Stupa → Also, At, Birth, Buddha, Gautama Buddha, Heaped Lotuses, In, Occasionally, Sugata Stupa, The, These
related to history · 10
Stupa → Ananda, Both, Buddha, Buddhist, Buddhist India, In, India, Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, Stupas, Vaishali
related to Stupa of Many Doors · 10
Stupa → After, Buddha, Four Noble Truths, Many Gates, Noble Eightfold Path, Sarnath, Six Pāramitās, The, This, Twelve Nidānas

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stupas buddha buddhist century ce also bce buddhism pagoda life relics asia sanchi steps known built india gandhara tibetan structure

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
StupaBengaliস্তূপ (stup)1.00infobox
StupaBurmeseစေတီ (MLCTS: zèdì)1.00infobox
StupaChinese窣堵坡 (Pinyin: sūdǔpō)1.00infobox
StupaEnglishStupa1.00infobox
StupaJapanese卒塔婆 (Rōmaji: sotoba)1.00infobox
StupaKhmerចេតិយ, ស្តូប (UNGEGN: chétĕy, stob)1.00infobox
StupaKorean솔도파 (RR: soldopha)1.00infobox
StupaMonစေတဳ ([ce.tɔe])1.00infobox
StupaMongolianсуварга (suvarga)1.00infobox
StupaPali𑀣𑀼𑀩𑁂 ("thube"), thūpa1.00infobox
StupaSanskritस्तूप1.00infobox
StupaShanၵွင်းမူး ([kɔŋ˥.muː˥])1.00infobox
StupaSinhalaදාගැබ් (dagab)1.00infobox
StupaTamilதாது கோபுரம்1.00infobox
StupaThaiสถูป, เจดีย์ (RTGS: sa thup, chedi)1.00infobox
StupaTibetanམཆོད་རྟེན་ (mchod rten (chorten))1.00infobox
StupaVietnamesePhù đồ, bảo tháp1.00infobox
Stupais a8th-century Borobudur monument in Java0.90text
Stupais acrown part of the monument0.90text
Stupais atallest stupa in Europe0.90text

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