A stupa, like the Great Stupa of Sanchi, India, is a hemispherical mound enshrining relics of this religion
[DOC] [TLE] BUDDHIST AND HINDU ARCHITECTURE - History World [PAR] BUDDHIST AND HINDU ARCHITECTURE including Stupas and temples, ... An 
architectural descendant of the burial mound, the stupa is a brick and plaster 
hemisphere ... Enshrining a relic of the Buddha, it serves as the sacred centre 
around which ...