Question

what is stupa?describe the structure of a Buddhist stupa​

Answer 1

A stupa (literally “heap” or “pile”) is a reliquary, a shrine containing the remains of a holy or sainted person and/or artifacts (relics) associated with them, originating in India prior to the 5th century BCE as tombs of holy men and evolving afterwards into sacred sites dedicated to the Buddha (l. c. 563 - c

Answer 2

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Stupas were the mounds put on the bodily remains of the body of Lord Buddha or of any object that was used by him. At the place of stupas such objects were buried. These were places of great respect under the tradition of Buddhism as they had the relics of Buddha.

Most stupas have a very distinctive semi-spherical shape, often surrounded by a fence. At its most basic, a stupa is a ceremonial burial mound used for the veneration of Buddhist saints and relics, as well as the Buddha himself.

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