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dagoba
[ dah-guh-buh ]
noun
- a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.
dagoba
/ ˈdɑːɡəbə /
noun
- a dome-shaped shrine containing relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dagoba1
1800–10; < Sinhalese dāgoba < Pali dhātugabbha < Sanskrit dhātugarbha, equivalent to dhātu relics + garbha womb, inside
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dagoba1
C19: from Sinhalese dāgoba, from Sanskrit dhātugarbha containing relics
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Example Sentences
The Dagoba resembles the temple of Bhood, but is only about half its size; the spire is covered with plates of copper, gilt.
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For an account of the present condition of this Dagoba at Bintenne, see Vol.
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At the latter she obtained admission to the temple of Dagoba, which contains a precious relic of Buddha, namely, one of his teeth.
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The different forms given to the Dagoba, and to their temples and palaces, would illustrate this remark.
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On the sloping sides of the hill at this place, is built a small Pra-cha-di or Dagoba.
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