Phongtǔk (English spelling)

Japanese: ポントゥック(英語表記)Phongtǔk
Phongtǔk (English spelling)
A village located about 40 km downstream of the Mae Klong River from the town of Kanchanaburi in central-western Thailand. Known for its ancient ruins. In 1927, the remains of a temple foundation were discovered, from which a bronze lamp, a small bronze Buddha statue, a votive plaque, and fragments of stucco reliefs that decorated the side walls of the foundation were excavated. The bronze lamp is of the Greco-Roman style and is presumed to have been cast in Alexandria, Egypt, around the 1st or 2nd century and brought to Thailand. The bronze Buddha was thought to date to the 2nd century when it was discovered, since it was made in the Amaravati style of South India, but recent research has suggested that the ruins as a whole, including the bronze Buddha, date to the Dbaravati Kingdom (around the 7th century to the 11th century).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
タイ中西部,カーンチャナブリーの町からメークローン川を約40km下った地点にある村。古代遺跡で知られる。1927年に寺院の基壇の跡が発見され,そこから青銅製のランプ,小型の青銅製の仏像,奉納板,基壇部等の側壁を飾った漆喰製の浮彫の断片などが出土した。青銅製のランプはグレコ・ローマン様式で,おそらく1,2世紀ころにエジプトのアレクサンドリアで鋳造され,タイに運ばれたものと推定されている。青銅仏は南インドのアマラーバティー様式に基づいて造られていた点から,発見当時は2世紀のものと考えられたが,最近の研究では青銅仏をはじめとし,遺跡は全体にドバーラバティ王国(7世紀ころ~11世紀)のものであろうとされている。

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

<<:  True story - Hontounohanashi

>>:  Hondo-shi

Recommend

Train phone - ressha denwa

A telephone installed on a train so that people on...

Supercooled clouds

...Transversal clouds can also appear in clouds i...

Corydalis

...A biennial plant of the Papaveraceae family (i...

100% pure fern - 100% pure fern

A perennial fern of the Dryopteris family (illustr...

Par value stocks and no par value stocks - Gakumen Kabushiki Gakumen Kabushiki

Shares with a par value, i.e. shares whose article...

Ẓāhir al-'Umar (English spelling) Zahir al-Umar

...However, in the second half of the 18th centur...

Infeed grinding - Infeed grinding

…(3) Centerless grinding machine A machine that h...

Sultan al‐Aṭrash

1891‐1982 A Lebanese Druze political leader. He ca...

Saneuji Saionji - Saionji Saneuji

A politician in the mid-Kamakura period. Tokiwai ...

Hooke, Robert

Born: July 18, 1635, Freshwater, Isle of Wight [Di...

Magnus, HG (English spelling) MagnusHG

…the magnitude of the force is proportional to th...

Glory Story (Eiga Monogatari) - Movie Story

This historical tale is written in kana in the sty...

Gaberones - Gaberones (English spelling)

Former name of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana,...

Desert - Kougen

〘noun〙① A desolate field. Wilderness. ※Honcho Mons...

Euphorbia tirucalii (English spelling) Euphorbia tirucalii

… [Hiroshi Yuasa]. … *Some of the terminology tha...