dagoba

[dah-guh-buh]

noun

a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.

Origin of dagoba

1800–10; < Sinhalese dāgoba < Pali dhātugabbha < Sanskrit dhātugarbha, equivalent to dhātu relics + garbha womb, inside

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Historical Examples of dagoba

The different forms given to the Dagoba, and to their temples and palaces, would illustrate this remark.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2
George Finlayson
On the sloping sides of the hill at this place, is built a small Pra-cha-di or Dagoba.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2
George Finlayson
The Dagoba resembles the temple of Bhood, but is only about half its size; the spire is covered with plates of copper, gilt.
A Journey to Katmandu
Laurence Oliphant
For an account of the present condition of this Dagoba at Bintenne, see Vol.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2)
James Emerson Tennent
At the latter she obtained admission to the temple of Dagoba, which contains a precious relic of Buddha, namely, one of his teeth.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
W. H. Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for dagoba

dagoba

noun

a dome-shaped shrine containing relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint

Word Origin for dagoba

C19: from Sinhalese dāgoba, from Sanskrit dhātugarbha containing relics

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