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Meanings of dagoba in English
Usage of dagoba in English
1
The topmost terrace is crowned by a large cupola, or dagoba.
2
By command of the King, a special tomb was built for Hanuman, in the shape of the traditional bell-shaped shrine, or dagoba.
3
At some remote period a bird has dropped the seed of the banian tree (ficus Indicus) upon the decaying summit of a dagoba.
4
Two hundred and sixty feet from the base the Dagoba rears its lofty summit.
5
For an account of the present condition of this Dagoba at Bintenne, see Vol.
6
In the Sanscrit these are termed Chaitya and Dagoba.
7
Around the base of the Dagoba on the upper terrace are eight small entrances with highly-ornamented exteriors.
8
5: Another name for the Ruanwellé dagoba, which he had built.
9
We had to get there before dusk: the sunset over the dagobas was the best in Sri Lanka, they said.
10
The Dagoba is a solid mass of brickwork in the shape of a dome, which rises from the upper terrace.
11
The great Dagoba now remains a heap of mouldering brickwork, still retaining its form, but shorn of all its beauty.
12
In the centre, standing in a spacious circle, rises the great Dagoba, forming a grand coup d'oeil from the entrance gate.
13
3: The Abhayagiri dagoba at Anarajapoora, built B.C.
14
The Dagoba resembles the temple of Bhood, but is only about half its size; the spire is covered with plates of copper, gilt.
15
The White Dagoba is regarded as the palladium of the Empire, and stands at the very centre of the loveliest part of the palace grounds.