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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A Buddhist structure that may contain sacred relics and can serve as a focus for reverence and reflection.
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Paper 1
Revise: Places of WorshipSome temples include a stupa, a structure that may contain sacred relics, such as objects associated with the Buddha. It provides a focus for reverence and a reminder of the Buddhist spiritual path. A pagoda is a form of sacred structure often built as a tiered tower.
Paper 3
A Buddhist monument, often dome-shaped, which may contain sacred relics and serve as a focus for devotion.
Revise: Buddhist Places of WorshipA stupa is a Buddhist monument, often dome-shaped, which may contain sacred relics associated with the Buddha. It can act as a shrine and a focus for respect and remembrance. Buddhists may walk clockwise around a stupa, sometimes chanting, as an act of devotion.
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