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{{Short description|Name for ancient Buddhist stupas in the Maldives}} | |||
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'''Havitta''' is a name used to refer the ancient Buddhist stupas in Maldives. The word '' | |||
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'''Havitta''' is a name used to refer the ancient Buddhist stupas in Maldives. The word ''haviita'' is believed to have some affinities with the [[Sanskrit]] word [[caitya]], used to refer Buddhist sacred places.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/befeo_0336-1519_1987_num_76_1_1726|doi = 10.3406/befeo.1987.1726|title = The Pre-Islamic Archaeology of the Maldive Islands|year = 1987|last1 = Forbes|first1 = Andrew D.W.|journal = Bulletin de l'École Française d'Extrême-Orient|volume = 76|pages = 281–288}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/88605/caitya|title = Caitya | Buddhism | Britannica}}</ref> Some of the famous Havittas in Maldives include [[Fua Mulaku Havitta]] and Vādū Havitta. | |||
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Havitta is a name used to refer the ancient Buddhist stupas in Maldives. The word haviita is believed to have some affinities with the Sanskrit word caitya, used to refer Buddhist sacred places.[1][2] Some of the famous Havittas in Maldives include Fua Mulaku Havitta and Vādū Havitta.
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- ↑ Forbes, Andrew D.W. (1987). "The Pre-Islamic Archaeology of the Maldive Islands". Bulletin de l'École Française d'Extrême-Orient. 76: 281–288. doi:10.3406/befeo.1987.1726.
- ↑ "Caitya | Buddhism | Britannica".
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