chaitya

[ chahyt-yuh ]

noun

1. a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaitya¹

1870–75; < Sanskrit caitya, derivative of citā funeral pyre, akin to cinoti (he) piles up

Example Sentences

This disagreement is very embarrassing when people try to conjecture the antiquity of this or that vihara or chaitya.

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