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  • noun Plural form of stupa.

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Examples

  • The nature of village life was also compelling — the traditional buildings; terraced, efficient farming, and the spirituality intertwined with everyday life, as seen in the outdoor shrines, prayer flags, the Buddhist monuments known as stupas and the traditional clothing that the women wore when going about their daily life.

    Trekking Nepal 2007

  • Hundreds of people lined the road to Tawang - a moonscape of steep, craggy mountains and white stupas, which is home to the Monpa people who practice Tibetan Buddhism and speak a tongue similar to Tibetan.

    ireland.com Breaking News 2009

  • The ruins, including the monastery and domed shrines known as "stupas," will likely be largely destroyed once work at the mine begins.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The Samajik Parivartan Sangrahalay at Noida near DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to 3G spectrum bids reach $1.3 bn on 7th day of auction 2010

  • The Samajik Parivartan Sangrahalay at Noida near DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to 3G spectrum bids reach $1.3 bn on 7th day of auction 2010

  • Samajik Parivartan Sangrahalay at Noida near DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010

  • Samajik Parivartan Sangrahalay at Noida near DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010

  • The Samajik Parivartan Sangrahalay at Noida near DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to 3G spectrum bids reach $1.3 bn on 7th day of auction 2010

  • DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010

  • DND flyway, would comprise two 'stupas' with galleries which would depict the life history of great personalities and social reformers and their deeds and actions related to social reforms.

    WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010

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