...The terracotta reliefs that decorated the base of the stupa are one of the masterpieces of Pala sculpture. Mahāsthān, located to the northeast, is said to have been the capital of the former Pundravardhana state, and ruins dating back to the Gupta period are scattered inside and outside its walls, including stone carvings from the Gupta period. Several ruins of Buddhist temples have been excavated around Maināmatī, near the city of Komira in the southeast, and one of them, called Sharbang Monastery, is slightly smaller than the one at Paharpur but has a similar layout and was also decorated with terracotta panels. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mahāsthān" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…そのストゥーパ基壇を飾っていたテラコッタ製浮彫板はパーラ彫刻の代表作の一つ。その北東方のマハースターンMahāsthānはかつてのプンドラバルダナ国の都であったとされ,その城壁の内外にはグプタ朝時代にさかのぼる遺構が散在し,出土品にはグプタ朝時代の石彫も含まれている。南東部のコミラー市に近いマイナーマティーMaināmatī周辺ではいくつかの仏教寺院址が発掘され,そのうちシャールバン僧院と呼ばれる遺構は,パハールプルのそれよりやや小規模であるが同様の配置になり,やはりテラコッタ板で飾られていた。… ※「Mahāsthān」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 |
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