dagoba
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dagoba
1800–10; < Sinhalese dāgoba < Pali dhātugabbha < Sanskrit dhātugarbha, equivalent to dhātu relics + garbha womb, inside
Example Sentences
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When the supreme dagoba is reached and entered a crude and only half-hewn statue of the Buddha greets the eye amid carvings of supreme delicacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The two passages, taken in conjunction, leave no room for doubt that the object in placing the diamond hoop on the dagoba, was to turn aside the stroke of the thunderbolt.
From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir
Inside this circle rises the central dagoba of huge, imposing dimensions, the final crown to the whole structure.
From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes
The topmost terrace is crowned by a large cupola, or dagoba.
From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes
Each dreamy face turns towards the supreme Shrine of the glorious sanctuary, a domed dagoba fifty feet high, and once containing some authentic relic of the Buddha's sacred person.
From Through the Malay Archipelago by Richings, Emily
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