chorten

[ chawr-ten ]

noun
  1. (in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.

Origin of chorten

1
1890–95; <Tibetan chörten (spelling mchod rten)

Words Nearby chorten

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How to use chorten in a sentence

  • The ostensible object of his journey was to visit the sacred chorten at Khatmandu and the shrines of Benares.

    The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund Candler
  • Here, too, they were busy making clay images to bury under the chorten that they were building above the monastery.

    Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
  • I was told that the centre chorten had been built over a very bad demon, and that it kept him down.

    Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury