Definition of chorten
: a Lamaist shrine or monument
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The chorten was built in 1974 by the mother of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third King or Druk Gyalpo.
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Origin and Etymology of chorten
Tibetan mchod rten, literally, offering holder
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