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 cavity was nearly filled with earth, and contained a phial 1-5/8 inches in diameter and 2-3/4 inches high, with a lid moulded like a dagoba.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
Ferguson points out that within the grey lattice of each lotus-bell dagoba, the right palm of the enthroned Buddha curves over the left hand.
From Through the Malay Archipelago by Emily Richings
Behind the dagoba, not far off, is an immense lake, or tank, much larger than that we saw this morning.
From Round the Wonderful World by A. S. (Archibald Stevenson) Forrest
The white coating of this dagoba is a stuff called chunam, a kind of lime.
From Round the Wonderful World by A. S. (Archibald Stevenson) Forrest
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