stupa
mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation
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stupa
Summary
stupa ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,521 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- stupa is a type of religious building[2].
- stupa is part of Buddhism[3].
- stupa's Commons category is recorded as Stupas[4].
- stupa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stupas[5].
- stupa's Commons gallery is recorded as Stupa[6].
- stupa's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as tower:type=stupa[7].
- stupa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- stupa's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
- stupa's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[10].
- stupa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- stupa's different from is recorded as Stupa, Dubrovačko primorje[12].
- stupa's P14692 is recorded as Greater Sand Plover[13].
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Definition and Type
stupa is a type of religious building[2].
Use and Application
stupa is part of Buddhism[3].
Why It Matters
stupa ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,521 views/month).[1] stupa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] stupa is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]