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Where does “卒塔婆” come from?

卒塔婆 (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit स्तूप — stupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit.

卒塔婆 (Japanese): stupa , dagoba; wooden grave tablet

Definitions

  1. stupa , dagoba; wooden grave tablet

Ancestry of “卒塔婆”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्तूपstupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit
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