vāhalkada (English spelling) vahalkada

...Essentially, they inherited the style of Indian bowl-shaped towers, and are characterized by the fact that they have retained their early style to later generations, and many of them are large in size. The lack of a tower gate and the construction of protruding parts called vāhalkadas on all four sides of the base are thought to be modeled on the South Indian style. On the other hand, there are also developments unique to Sri Lanka, such as the use of columns instead of a parapet, low circular bases that are generally triple-tiered, the box-shaped flat head on the bowl becoming huge, and the apse becoming a layered cone shape. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…本質的にはインドの覆鉢塔の形式を継承し，その初期の形式を後世まで保持している点に特色があり，しかも大規模なものが数多い。塔門がなく，基壇の四方にワーハルカダvāhalkadaという突出部をつくるのは南インドの形式にならったと思われる。一方，スリランカ独自の展開も見られ，欄楯（らんじゆん）の代りに列柱をめぐらし，低い円形基壇はおおむね三重であり，覆鉢の上の箱形の平頭（びようず）は巨大化し，傘蓋は層をなした円錐形となる。…

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