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chorten
[ chawr-ten ]
/ ˈtʃɔr tɛn /
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noun
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
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Origin of chorten
1890–95; <Tibetan chörten (spelling mchod rten)
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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 CandlerHere, 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-BuryI 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