dagoba

American  

[dah-guh-buh] / ˈdɑ gə bə /

noun

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

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dagoba British  

/ ˈdɑːɡəbə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dagoba

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

Example Sentences

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

Dutugaimunu, when building the Ruanwell� dagoba, provided for the labourers amongst other articles "the five condiments used in mastication."

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

It is probable that the highest storey proved to be too heavy in its original form and that the central dagoba had to be reduced lest it should break the substructure.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

When we say that this dagoba was nearly twice the height of Bunker Hill Monument, and that it was three hundred and sixty feet in diameter at the base, the comparison may aid the imagination.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Mihitale Steps Ceylon: The Ambustala dagoba now marks the spot of the meeting.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes