Cetiya
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Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials", are objects and places used by Buddhists to remember Gautama Buddha. According to Damrong Rajanubhab, four kinds are distinguished in the Pāli Canon: "Relic, Memori
Shwedagon Pagoda, the oldest Pagoda in Myanmar, is an example of a Cetiya (စေတီ)
Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the biggest Chedis in Thailand; in Thai, the term Chedi (cetiya) is used interchangeably with the term Stupa
A Buddha footprint, showing the Buddhist wheel and a larger-than-life foot
Buddha's departure from the lay life as depicted at Gandhara in the early second century CE
Stupa
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In Buddhism, a stupa is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and śarīra—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a
Cetiya
…Sri Lanka is the most notable site where a relic is visibly preserved, but hundreds of such sites were created, in the architectural form now called a stupa. In Thai, these stupas are called chedī, retaining the second half of the phrase dhātu cetiya; in Lao, they are called that after the first half. Beyond…
The Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India
The White Stupa of Samye Monastery, Lhoka, Tibet
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
Ruwanweliseya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka