Jaggayyapeta

Japanese: Jaggayyapeta
Jaggayyapeta

...It is widely believed that artistic activity in this region began around the 1st century, and Buddhist art flourished rapidly from the early 2nd century when the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled the northwestern Deccan, advanced into this region. The ruins of these stupas are known to be Amaravati, Jaggayyapeta, Gori, Battiprole, and Ghantashala, all of which are scattered along the Krishna River. The stupas here have a unique form, with square protrusions on all four sides of a circular base, on which five āyaka pillars stand, and entrances on all four sides of the parapet surrounding the base, but no gates.

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Japanese:

…この地方の造形活動は1世紀ごろ始まったと考えるのが有力で,北西デカンを支配していたサータバーハナ朝がこの地方に進出する2世紀前期から急速に仏教美術が興隆した。その遺跡としては,アマラーバティーを筆頭に,ジャッガヤペータJaggayyapeta,ゴーリ,バッティプロール,ガンタシャーラなどが知られ,いずれもクリシュナー川に沿って点在している。当地のストゥーパは,円形基壇の四方に方形の突出部があり,その上に5本のアーヤカ柱を立てるという独特の形式をとり,基壇を囲む欄楯の四方に入口を開くが門はない。…

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