dagoba
noun
da·go·ba
variants or less commonly dagaba
ˈdägəbə
plural -s
: a shrine for sacred relics in the Far East
Word History
Etymology
Singhalese dāgoba, dāgaba, from Pali dhātugabbha, from Sanskrit dhātugarbha, literally, having relics inside, from dhātu element, elemental bodily substance, relics (from dadhāti he places) + garbha womb, interior