Buddhist stupas

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Buddhist religious monument reliquary structure

Buddhist stupas are dome-shaped religious monuments in Buddhism that typically enshrine sacred relics and serve as focal points for meditation and pilgrimage.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sri Lankan stupas	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist religious monument ⓘ reliquary structure ⓘ
architecturalType	solid structure without interior space for congregation ⓘ
associatedWith	relics of Buddhist teachers ⓘ relics of arhats ⓘ relics of important monks ⓘ relics of the Buddha ⓘ
builtFrom	brick ⓘ earth ⓘ plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ
coreElement	central pillar or yasti ⓘ hemispherical dome (anda) ⓘ relic chamber ⓘ square railing or harmika ⓘ umbrella discs (chattravali) ⓘ
decoratedWith	Buddhist symbols ⓘ reliefs of Jataka tales ⓘ
function	focal point for meditation ⓘ pilgrimage destination ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayan region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western countries (modern period) ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	pre-Buddhist burial mounds (tumuli) ⓘ
influenced	East Asian pagodas ⓘ Southeast Asian chedis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan dagobas ⓘ Tibetan chortens ⓘ
legalStatus	protected heritage sites in many countries ⓘ
notableExample	Borobudur (stupa complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ Boudhanath Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Stupa at Sanchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruwanwelisaya Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanchi Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shwedagon Pagoda (stupa) NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedIn	ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronage	Buddhist kings ⓘ lay devotees ⓘ monastic communities ⓘ
primaryFunction	enshrining sacred relics ⓘ
religiousTradition	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
ritualPractice	circumambulation clockwise ⓘ
surroundedBy	circumambulatory path (pradakshina patha) ⓘ
symbolizes	Buddha’s presence ⓘ cosmic mountain (Mount Meru) NERFINISHED ⓘ enlightened mind ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin	3rd century BCE or earlier ⓘ
typicalShape	dome-shaped ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vaishali → hasStructure → Buddhist stupas ⓘ

chedis → influencedBy → Buddhist stupas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Lankan stupas