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Stupa (RFA_12)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: rfa_12.ttl
- Name
stupa- Attribute
- RFA Religious Facility Type
- Definition
- A round, usually dome-shaped, Buddhist shrine topped with a cupola.
- Description
- It is intended to house relics of the Buddha, and includes such features as the torana (gateway), the vedica (fence-like enclosure), the harmika (a square platform with railings on top of the stupa), the chattrayashti (a parasol or canopy) and a circumambulatory around the stupa.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- ZI037 Religious Information
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.