thūpa (English spelling)

Japanese: thūpa(英語表記)thupa
thūpa (English spelling)

...A sacred structure that houses the remains of the Buddha. In Pali it is called thūpa, in China and Japan it is called sotoba, stupa, tower, or futo, and in Sri Lanka it is called dāgaba (a corruption of dhātugabbha, meaning a place where remains are kept). It is also sometimes considered synonymous with chaitya, which refers to an object of worship in general.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "thūpa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…釈迦の遺骨を納めた聖建造物。パーリ語でトゥーパthūpa,中国や日本では窣堵波,卒塔婆(そとば),塔婆,塔,浮図(ふと)などといい,スリランカではダーガバdāgaba(遺骨を納める所を意味するdhātugabbhaの転訛)とも呼ぶ。また礼拝対象一般を指すチャイティヤと同義とされることもある。…

※「thūpa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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