stupa

plural stupas

1. BuddhismA Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others, especially dome-shaped monuments in the Indian style.

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

   1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun

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   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.

   2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 303

   Synonyms: dagoba

plural stupas

1. A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).