🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

佛塔

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fótǎ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stupa/ˈstuː.pə/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这座古老的佛塔吸引了许多游客。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine or to house sacred relics.

    "Pilgrims walked clockwise around the ancient stone stupa while reciting quiet prayers."
  2. 2

    A mound-like or hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used as a place of meditation.

    "The temple complex featured several smaller white stupas nestled against the hillside."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Sanskrit word 'stūpa', meaning 'heap', 'pile', or 'crown', rooted in ancient Indo-Aryan languages. Historically, it evolved from Vedic burial mounds into hemispherical commemorative Buddhist monuments designed to house sacred relics and serve as places of meditation.

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