dāgaba (English spelling) dagaba

Japanese: dāgaba(英語表記)dagaba
dāgaba (English spelling) dagaba

…The most distinctive feature of Sri Lankan temple architecture is the stupa. These are called dāgabas and have long retained the early form of the Indian bowl-shaped tower, with a conical spire. Many of them are large in scale, and they also have unique features such as a colonnade instead of a railing. …

From [Stupa]

...A sacred structure that houses the remains of the Buddha. In Pali it is called thūpa, in China and Japan it is called sotoba, stupa, tower, or futo, and in Sri Lanka it is called dāgaba (a corruption of dhātugabbha, meaning a place where remains are kept). It is also sometimes considered synonymous with chaitya, which refers to an object of worship in general.

From [Sri Lankan Art]

…The majority of Buddhist architecture has been restored many times, as Buddhism has been the mainstream faith up to the present day. The most prominent Buddhist architecture is the stupa, which is called dāgaba in Sri Lanka. It is essentially a successor to the Indian stupa style, and is characterized by the fact that it has retained its early style to later generations, and many of them are large in scale. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "dāgaba" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スリランカの寺院建築に最も顕著な特色はストゥーパである。ダーガバdāgabaと呼ばれ,インドの覆鉢塔の初期の形式をながく保持し,傘蓋は円錐形の相輪となっている。大規模なものが多く,欄楯(らんじゆん)に代えて列柱をめぐらすなど独自の特色も備えている。…

【ストゥーパ】より

…釈迦の遺骨を納めた聖建造物。パーリ語でトゥーパthūpa,中国や日本では窣堵波,卒塔婆(そとば),塔婆,塔,浮図(ふと)などといい,スリランカではダーガバdāgaba(遺骨を納める所を意味するdhātugabbhaの転訛)とも呼ぶ。また礼拝対象一般を指すチャイティヤと同義とされることもある。…

【スリランカ美術】より

…大多数を占める仏教建築は,現代に至るまで仏教が信仰の主流であることから,繰り返し修復をうけているものも少なくない。仏教建築で最も顕著なのはストゥーパであり,スリランカではこれをダーガバdāgabaと呼ぶ。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。…

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