The truth possibly may be that each conjecture is correct, and that in the office of a sepulchral shrine, as well as in form, the Pyramid and the Dagoba exactly coincide.
It is probable that the highest storey proved to be too heavy in its original form and that the central dagoba had to be reduced lest it should break the substructure.
The king then built the Thuparâma dagoba over them and there is no reason to doubt that the building which now bears this name is genuine.
The restoration of the Ruwanweli Dagoba was undertaken by Buddhists in 1873.
We will go back now to the place where we left that native cart and driver and we'll find a dagoba which has been stripped of its trees, so that we can see what it really looks like.
This great dagoba was put up by one of the Cingalese kings, Dutugemunu, to celebrate his great victory over the Tamils, just as Rameses II.
The white coating of this dagoba is a stuff called chunam, a kind of lime.
The rock of which it is a portion rises over three hundred feet above the level of the surrounding plain, the summit crowned by a large dagoba containing relics of some Buddhist saint.
There is a dagoba here which is spoken of by the former Dutch occupants of the island, in A.
When we say that this dagoba was nearly twice the height of Bunker Hill Monument, and that it was three hundred and sixty feet in diameter at the base, the comparison may aid the imagination.
The White Dagoba is regarded as the palladium of the Empire, and stands at the very centre of the loveliest part of the palace grounds.
Another interesting dagoba with a most unpronounceable name is now being restored through the pious contributions of pilgrims.
Inside this circle rises the central dagoba of huge, imposing dimensions, the final crown to the whole structure.
Of the cone which formerly surrounded this dagoba nothing is left except part of the pedestal, a stone block afterwards fashioned into a seat five feet high by ten feet broad.
There is still a striking frieze of lions running along the upper border of the platform, and around the base of the dagoba are five large upright statues and a small sitting one, the tallest said to be that of King Dutugemuna.
The White Dagoba is conspicuous in all Peking views; it is within the gardens which are reserved for the court, and was built by the first emperor of the present dynasty as a shrine for a very fine Buddha.
The form assumed by the upper portion of the dagoba would therefore resemble the annexed sketch.
The Dagoba resembles the temple of Bhood, but is only about half its size; the spire is covered with plates of copper, gilt.
Continuing along the main street from the great Dagoba for about a mile, we face another Dagoba of similar appearance, but of smaller dimensions, also standing in a spacious circle.
This Dagoba forms the main centre of the city, from which streets branch off in all directions, radiating from the circular space in which it stands.
Around the base of the Dagoba on the upper terrace are eight small entrances with highly-ornamented exteriors.
The great Dagoba now remains a heap of mouldering brickwork, still retaining its form, but shorn of all its beauty.
Two hundred and sixty feet from the base the Dagoba rears its lofty summit.
The Dagoba is a solid mass of brickwork in the shape of a dome, which rises from the upper terrace.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dagoba" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
