stupa

Definitions

1. A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.
2. A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).

Equivalents

Examples

“He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like⟳ miniature stupas.”

“I cupped her cheeks and thought of the lotus flowers at the thresholds of Buddhist stupas, their pale petals resting in the palms of the faithful.”

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