chorten

[ chawr-ten ]

/ ˈtʃɔr tɛn /

(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.

Origin of chorten

1890–95; <Tibetan chörten (spelling mchod rten)

choroid tela of third ventricle, chorology, choropleth, chorrie, Chorrillos, chorten, chortle, chorus, chorus boy, chorus frog, chorus girl

I was told that the centre Chorten had been built over a very bad demon, and that it kept him down.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Here, too, they were busy making clay images to bury under the Chorten that they were building above the monastery.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
The ostensible object of his journey was to visit the sacred Chorten at Khatmandu and the shrines of Benares.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler

单词	chorten
释义	chorten [ chawr-ten ] / ˈtʃɔr tɛn / noun (in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama. Origin of chorten 1890–95; <Tibetan chörten (spelling mchod rten) Words nearby chorten choroid tela of third ventricle, chorology, choropleth, chorrie, Chorrillos, chorten, chortle, chorus, chorus boy, chorus frog, chorus girl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chorten I was told that the centre Chorten had been built over a very bad demon, and that it kept him down. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921\|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury Here, too, they were busy making clay images to bury under the Chorten that they were building above the monastery. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921\|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury The ostensible object of his journey was to visit the sacred Chorten at Khatmandu and the shrines of Benares. The Unveiling of Lhasa\|Edmund Candler
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