ボロブドールが意味するもの

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Various theories have been expressed on the problem of the symbolical meaning of Candi Borobudur during the past several decades due to its extraodinary architectural aspect. This paper aims to present a new interpretation of the meaning of the Monument by means of reviewing past theories as well as using archaeological discoveries made in the restoration work which was carried out in the beginning of this century and that which is being carried out at the present time. Besides, the paper takes into deep consideration the duplex religious aspect of Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism which prevailed in the Central Java from the 8th through the 10th centuries for the purpose of understanding the relationship between multformity and identity. Their simultaneous appearance is a peculiar characteristic of the religious culture in Indonesia. Finally, the paper would like to conclude that the symbolical meaning of Candi Borobudur could not be interpreted only by a single theory but by multifold theories based upon such a spiritually peculiar character of religious culture, and more physically, the new archaeological discoveries in the restoration works.
一般社団法人日本建築学会の論文
1980-09-30