STUPA
\stjˈuːpə], \stjˈuːpə], \s_t_j_ˈuː_p_ə]\
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The name given by Buddhists to certain sacred monumental structures. As distinguished from the dagoba, the true stupa commemorates some event, or marks some spot, held dear by the followers of Buddha; while the dagoba contains relics of that deity. The names, however, are sometimes confounded.
By Daniel Lyons
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Tow, used in certain surgical apparatuses and dressings, (F.) Etoupe. Also, a Stupe, that is, cloth or tow used in fomentations. A flannel or other article wrung out of hot water, plain or medicated, applied to a part, is a stupe. The act of applying such stupe is called stuping.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
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