...The dynasty was probably from this region, but took the name of the legendary king Ikshvaku of Ayodhya, the middle reaches of the Ganges River, who was the son of Manu, and claimed the legitimacy of their rule. They performed Vedic rituals, worshipped Hindu gods such as Karttikeya (Skanda), and tried to transplant Brahmin religion and culture. The capital, Vijayapuri, was surrounded by a wall built of mud and later brick, and the remains of various buildings, reservoirs, baths, etc. have been excavated. The famous Nagarjunakonda Buddhist temple nearby was built by the queen and others, and magnificent stupas and monasteries have been excavated, and its sculptures are known as masterpieces of Buddhist art in the Andhra region, following the works of Amaravati. ... From Nagarjunakonda...The area was submerged by the construction of a dam, and large-scale excavations were carried out between 1954 and 1960, with the important remains being moved to an island in Lake Nagarjunasagar. There are also remains of Paleolithic, Microlithic, Neolithic and Megalithic cultures in the area, but the more important remains are the city of Vijayapuri, the capital of the Ikshvāk dynasty, which flourished for about a century from the mid-3rd century, and the numerous Buddhist temples built under the patronage of this dynasty. Many of the excavated items are kept in the archaeological museum on the island, and are mainly limestone sculptures such as Buddhist storytelling figures, Mithuna statues and Yaksha statues. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Vijayapuri" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…王朝はこの地方の出身と思われるが,マヌの息子でガンガー(ガンジス)川中流域アヨーディヤーのイクシュバークという伝説上の王の名をとって,支配の正当性を主張し,ベーダ儀式をおこない,カールッティケーヤ(スカンダ)などヒンドゥー神を信奉して,バラモンの宗教と文化の移植に努めた。都ビジャヤプリーVijayapurīは泥土,のちには煉瓦で築かれた城壁で囲まれ,そこには諸種の建物,貯水池,水浴場などの跡が発掘されている。その近くの有名なナーガールジュナコンダ仏教寺院は王妃などによって建立され,壮大なストゥーパや僧院が発掘され,その彫刻はアマラーバティーの作品に続くアーンドラ地方の仏教美術の傑作として知られている。… 【ナーガールジュナコンダ】より…ダム建設により水没することになり,1954‐60年に大規模な発掘が行われ,重要な遺構はナーガールジュナサーガルNāgārjunasāgar湖に浮かぶことになった島に移された。当地には旧石器文化,細石器文化,新石器文化,巨石文化の遺跡もあるが,より重要なのは3世紀中期から約1世紀間栄えたイクシュバーク朝の首都ビジャヤプリーVijayapurīの都城と,この王朝の庇護によって造営された多数の仏教寺院とである。出土品の多くは,島にある考古博物館に収められていて,仏教説話図,ミトゥナ像,ヤクシャ像などの石灰石を用いた彫刻が中心である。… ※「Vijayapurī」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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