Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

analyses: 2

thūpārāma
  1. thūpāthūpa

    a stupa; pagoda; burial mound — a dome-shaped monument erected over the relics or ashes of a holy person

  2. rāma

    delighting (in); enjoying; pleased (by)

thūpaārāma
  1. thūpa

    a stupa; pagoda; burial mound — a dome-shaped monument erected over the relics or ashes of a holy person

  2. ārāma

    pleasure, delight; (as adj.) delighting in, enjoying, fond of (usually in compounds)

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Thūpārāma
Place

  • A monastery near the southern wall of Anurādhapura built by King Devānampiyatissa, home to the first stupa in Sri Lanka, said to enshrine the Buddha’s collar-bone.

Thūpārāma2
Other

  • A building in Pulatthipura of unknown founder and date, thought to predate the reign of King Parakkamabāhu I.

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