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chaitya
[ chahyt-yuh ]
/ ˈtʃaɪt yə /
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noun
a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.
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Origin of chaitya
1870–75; <Sanskrit caitya, derivative of citā funeral pyre, akin to cinoti (he) piles up
Words nearby chaitya
chair warmer, chairwoman, chair yoga, chaise, chaise longue, chaitya, Chaka, chakalaka, chakra, Chal., chalaza
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How to use chaitya in a sentence
This disagreement is very embarrassing when people try to conjecture the antiquity of this or that vihara or chaitya.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky