ratha

Japanese: ratha
ratha

…All the caves are small, but the Varāha-Mandapa, Mahishamardini-Mandapa, Trimurti Cave, and Adi-Baraha Cave are outstanding in both architecture and sculpture. Rock-cut temples in which the entire hall is carved out of a block of rock are called rathas (wheels) in the region. The five rathas, named after the protagonists of the great epic poem Mahabharata, Draupadi, Arjuna, Bhima, Dharmaraja, and Sahadeva, as well as the Ganesha ratha, are interesting in that they convey the various forms of wooden architecture of the time, and are valuable in considering the prototype of southern Indian architecture. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ratha" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…石窟はいずれも小規模であるが,バラーハ・マンダパVarāha‐Maṇḍapa,マヒシャマルディニー・マンダパMahiśamardinī‐Maṇḍapa,トリムールティ窟,アーディ・バラーハ窟は建築,彫刻ともに傑出している。堂全体を岩塊から彫出した岩石寺院を当地ではラタratha(車)と呼んでいる。大叙事詩《マハーバーラタ》の主人公の名をとったドラウパディー,アルジュナ,ビーマ,ダルマラージャ,サハデーバの五つのラタやガネーシャ・ラタは,さまざまな形態の当時の木造建築の姿を伝えていて興味深く,インド南型建築の祖型を考える上で貴重である。…

※「ratha」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Ratesystem

>>:  Rat fish (English spelling)

Recommend

Messenger of God

〘Noun〙 (also "jinshi") A messenger of th...

Oyama-shuku

...It is within commuting distance of Tokyo, abou...

Golden Cigarette

...However, it is thought that the term "enb...

plage

...Also called floccules or chromospheric white s...

Can you cut it? Can you cut it?

...Ayu intestines and their salted fish. Those ma...

Karamtsa - Karamtsa

…In Arabic, it has been known since ancient times...

Inflected words - Kussetsugo

A structural type of language. A language in whic...

Automatic steering system

A device that automatically steers ships and airc...

Exoskeleton

As opposed to an internal skeleton. It refers to t...

Potadromous fish (English spelling)

…Ayu are called amphidromous fish because they ar...

Minister of the Interior, Kanshuji

Another name for Fujiwara no Takafuji . Kanjuji - ...

ICPO Communication Network - ICPO Communication Network

…On the other hand, emergency calls from citizens...

Bruno - Giordano Bruno

Italian Renaissance philosopher. Born in Nola, ne...

Trapezoid - trapezoid

Also called a trapezoid. If the opposite sides of ...

HTGCR - HTGCR

…Abbreviated as HTGR. Also called high-temperatur...