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THE CHARACTERISTICS AND TRANSFORMATION OF STUPAS PLINTHS ON BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN CENTRAL GANDHARA

2009; Architectural Institute of Japan; Volume: 74; Issue: 637 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3130/aija.74.703

1881-8161

Naoko Kato, Saki Yatani, Masaya Masui,

Anthropological Studies and Insights

This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plinth forms and masonry techniques. The first article studies the remains of two archaeological sites, Ranigat and Takht-i-bahi, located in “Central Gandhara” where is the core region of Gandhara in the broad meaning. It was found 1) the plinth forms are categorized into three such as one-story type, two-story type, step-down type, 2) one-story and step-down types are common in Ranigat site and two-story type in Takht-i-bahi site, and 3) the transitions of masonry techniques of two sites have commonality.