Vimana (English spelling)

Japanese: ビマーナ(英語表記)vimāna
Vimana (English spelling)
The term refers to the main hall in Hindu and Jain temples in India. In many temples, a mandapa (prayer hall) and other facilities are connected to the front. Generally, a vimana is a sturdy stone structure built on a platform, with a garbhagriha (a room for placing the principal deity, or shrine) inside and a doorway at the front. In North Indian temples, a bullet-shaped shikhara (tall tower) rises on the roof of the garbhagriha. In South Indian temples, the roof is multi-layered and pyramidal, and the shikhara built on top is relatively small. Note that sometimes the term vimana refers only to the superstructure, and the entire main hall is called the garbhagriha.

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Japanese:
インドのヒンドゥー教やジャイナ教の寺院における本殿をいう。多くの寺院では,前方にマンダパ (拝殿) その他の施設が接続する。一般にビマーナは基壇の上に建つ堅固な石造建築で,内部にガルバグリハ (本尊を安置する室,神祠) を備え,正面に扉口を付している。北インドの寺院ではガルバグリハの屋上に砲弾状のシカラ (高塔) がそびえる。南インドの寺院では屋根が重層してピラミッド状を呈し,その上に建つシカラは比較的小さい。なお,ビマーナはこうした上部構造だけをさし,逆に本殿全体をガルバグリハと呼ぶこともある。

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