Difference between Stupa and Temple

What is the difference between Stupa and Temple?

Stupa as a noun is a dome-shaped buddhist monument, used to house relics of the lord buddha. while Temple as a noun is a building for worship.

Stupa

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.

Temple

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A building for worship.The Jewish temple of Jerusalem, first built by Solomon.(French), Sometimes used to describe a protestant church in French-speaking nations.Something regarded as holding religious presence.Something of importance; something attended to.a bodyOne of the two side pieces of an eyeglasses that crosses the temple and rests upon the ear.The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.

Example sentence: The Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest shrine, is in northwestern India near the Pakistani border, and it is a delightful place to contemplate the draw of faith.

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