後期チャールキヤ寺院の壁面構成に関する考察

―平面構成との関連について―

A Study on the wall composition of the Later Chalukyas of Kalyani
―The Comparative Analysis with spatial composition―


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Naomichi YAGUCHI

Abstract

This study aims to clarify the characteristics of the temples built under the Later Chalukyas of Kalyani in South India, in terms of walls, compared with the concept written in Vastusastra, the traditional text of Indian Architecture, and spatial composition. The walls of Later Chalukyan temples are composed of several parts, i.e., adisthana（basement）, bhitti（wall proper）, tala（tires of the superstructure）and so on, from the elevation, and bhadra（central offset）, karna（corner division）, pratiratha（wall offset flanking bhadra）from the plan. The design of the wall not only represents of the concept written in Vastusastra, but also strongly emphasizes the symbolism of Vedic concept which implies superimposed layer. And the division of the wall is corresponding to the spatial composition of the temple.

Key words; Indian Architecture, Later Chalukyas, Wall Composition