Dictionary meanings for caitya from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. Relating to a pile. tyaḥ 1 The individual soul.
2 A pile of stones forming a land-mark.
3 A monument, tomb-stone.
4 A sacri- ficial shed.
5 A place of religious worship, altar, sanctuary,
6 A temple.
7 A reflection.
8 A re- ligious fig-tree or any tree growing by the side of streets; Me. 23. (rathyāvṛkṣa Malli.) Comp. taruḥ, drumaḥ., vṛkṣaḥ a fig-tree standing on a sacred spot. pālaḥ the...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. relating to a funeral pile or mound (citā) A1s3vGr2. iii, 6; Gr2ihya1s. ii, 4 402,2 75037 m. n. a funeral monument or Stu1pa stūpa (q.v.) or pyramidal column containing the ashes of deceased persons, sacred tree (esp. a religious fig-tree) growing on a mound, hall or temple or place of worship (esp. with Buddh. and Jain. and generally containing a... m. a Jain or Buddh. image L. 402,2 75039 m. = tyaka, ii, 814....
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