In the Rigveda, the term 'stupa' is used in contexts describing a knot of hair, a pile, or a mound, indicating a general meaning related to accumulation or elevation, predating its later specific use for Buddhist funerary mounds.
Where the word 'Stupa' has been used for the first time ?
Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2015 · Topic: Vedic Age (Sources of the Vedic Age (Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads))
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