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Where does “thūpa” come from?

thūpa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit स्तूप — stupa; heap, mound, relic-shrine, summit.

thūpa (Pali): tope; pagoda; cairn

Definitions

  1. tope; pagoda; cairn

Ancestry of “thūpa”, step by step

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