Hindu-Buddhist Architecture in Southeast Asia

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BRILL, 1996 - Architecture - 278 pages
Hinduism and Buddhism have in Southeast Asia prompted impressive architecture, including Angkor Vat and the Borubodur, with a lasting influence on the architecture of the area. This book is the first stylistic history of Hindu-Buddhist architecture in the area from the beginning until today. The contrasts and similarities described between the religious structures of the different countries shed light on the religious history of the area.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Chapter One Indigenous Culture and Indianization
19
Chapter Three The Concrete Representation of Indian Cosmology
30
Śrīkṣetra
36
19
44
24558
53
Rāmaññadesa
64
Cambodia
72
Champa
80
Java
86
Chapter Ten HinduJavanese Architecture of the East Javanese Period
195
Chapter Eleven The Architecture of Śrīvijaya and Malāyu
210
Chapter Twelve Late Cham Architecture
222
Concluding Remarks
257
Index
267
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About the author (1996)

Daigoro Chihara, Dr. Eng. (1967), University of Kyoto, is Guest Researcher at the Advanced Research Center for Science and Engineering, Waseda University. He has published on architectural texts including the Borobudur collected in the complete works of the Great Monuments of Ancient World ("Kodansha," 1987).

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