‖ dagoba
(ˈdɑːgəʊbə)
[ad. Singhalese dāgaba:— Pālī dhātugabbho:—Skr. dhātu-garbha relic-receptacle (Yule). Also adopted as dhagope, daghope, dhagob, dagop, from the form of the name in the Mōgadhī dialect of south Behār.]
In Buddhist countries, a tope or dome-shaped monumental structure containing relics of Buddha or of some Buddhist saint.
| 1806 Salt Caves of Salsette in Trans. Lit. Soc. Bombay (1819) I. 47 (Y.) In this irregular excavation are left two dhagopes, or solid masses of stone bearing the form of a cupola. 1855 Yule Mission to Ava (1858) 35 (Y.) The bluff knob-like dome of the Ceylon dagobas. 1892 Pall Mall G. 28 Sept. 6/1 Mdme. Blavatsky's dagoba is to be built of pink sandstone from Rajpootanah. |