CHAITYA


Meaning of CHAITYA in English

/chuyt"yeuh/ , n.

a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.

[ 1870-75; caitya, deriv. of cita funeral pyre, akin to cinoti (he) piles up ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .