chortenn.
/tʃɔːˈtɛn/ = chaitya n.
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1891 W. W. Rockhill Land of Lamas 63 Pilgrims, when journeying to a shrine, perform prostrations before each ch'ürten met on the way thither.
1893 E. F. Knight Where Three Empires Meet viii. 126 Gigantic chortens, or sarcophagi, of dried mud, gaily painted, containing the ashes of pious lamas.
1894 W. W. Rockhill Diary Journey Mongolia & Tibet 271 A small village of stone houses near which were several large ch'örtens.
1898 A. H. S. Landor In Forbidden Land II. 72 When a saintly Lama dies..either parts of the flesh, or, if cremation has been applied, some of his ashes, are preserved and placed in a Chokden erected for the purpose.
1902 Chambers's Jrnl. 444 The gompa..close to several chortens containing the bones of sainted lamas.
1939 M. Pallis Peaks & Lamas vi. 65 A chorten or stupa,..the Buddhists emblematic monument which replaces the crucifix of Catholic lands.
1952 N. Morin & J. A. Smith tr. M. Herzog Annapurna v. 77 A Buddhist chorten adorned with prayer flags marked the entry to the village.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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