A stupa, like the Great Stupa of Sanchi, India, is a hemispherical mound enshrining relics of this religion
Relic stupa, in which the relics or remains of the Buddha, his disciples and lay... [DOC] [TLE] Buddhist Stupa: Architecture & Symbolism  Approach Guides [PAR] The Great Stupa at Sanchi, in central India, is one of the earliest stupas; it served 
as an ... the earliest stupas contained actual relics of the Buddha; the relic 
chamber, buried ... Over time, this hemispherical mound has taken on an even 
grander symbolic ... And the three circular umbrella-like disks represent the three 
Jewels,... [DOC] [TLE] THE BUDDHIST STUPA: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT [PAR] The Stupa (India), Dagoba (Sri Lanka) and Chorten (Tibet) have an ancient and 
... and a portion is said to have been enshrined in the Great Stupa at Sanchi.