chaitya
[ chahyt-yuh ]
/ ˈtʃaɪt yə /
noun
a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.
Origin of chaitya
1870–75; < Sanskrit
caitya, derivative of
citā funeral pyre, akin to
cinoti (he) piles up
Words nearby chaitya
chairmanship,
chairperson,
chairwoman,
chaise,
chaise longue,
chaitya,
chaka,
chakalaka,
chakra,
chakravartin,
chal.
Example sentences from the Web for chaitya
This disagreement is very embarrassing when people try to conjecture the antiquity of this or that vihara or chaitya.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky