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"It seems to denote the stūpa itself, as the abode of the three ratnas or 'jewels or precious stones', viz. (1) Buddha; (2) Dharma, the law or truth; and (3) Saṁgha, the community or congregation." This rendering of the term by the whole 'stūpa' seems unsuitable to the context: a lamp was provided to light up the 'ratna-gṛiha' which must imply a room or a particular part thereof, and not the whole 'stūpa.'