...An ancient city in the eastern part of Bihar, northeastern India. Population 253,000 (1991). Located on the south bank of the Ganges River. Champanagara, about 7km from the western outskirts, is said to be the remains of Champa, the capital of Ang, one of the sixteen great kingdoms that flourished in northern India around 600 B.C. Even during the time of Buddha, after its occupation by the Magadha Kingdom, it flourished as one of the six great cities of India. Xuanzang visited here in the first half of the 7th century and wrote about it in the Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang Dynasty as the country of Zhanbo. ... From [Pala Sena Art]…Most of the stone carvings are made of black basalt, and the dense quality of the stone allows for intricate workmanship. Bronze statues were also produced in Nalanda and Kurkihar, and a standing Buddha statue measuring approximately 230cm in height was excavated from Sultāngañj. Painting remains include miniature paintings that serve as illustrations for Buddhist scriptures. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sultāngañj" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…インド北東部,ビハール州東部の古都。人口25万3000(1991)。ガンガー(ガンジス)川南岸に位置する。西郊約7kmのチャンパーナガラChampānagaraは,前600年ころ北インドに栄えた十六大国の一つアンガ国の首都チャンパーChampāの遺址とされ,マガダ国による占領後の釈迦の時代にもインドの六大都市の一つとして栄えた。7世紀前半に玄奘(げんじよう)がここを訪れ,瞻波(せんば)国として《大唐西域記》に記している。… 【パーラ・セーナ朝美術】より…石彫はほとんどが黒い玄武岩を用い,その緻密な石質のゆえに精巧な細工が可能であった。ナーランダー,クルキハルKurkiharなどではブロンズ像の制作も盛んで,スルターンガンジSultāngañjからは高さ約230cmもの仏立像が出土した。また絵画遺品としては経典挿絵としての細密画がある。… ※「Sultāngañj」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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