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The Tämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka

Name: The Tämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka
ISBN: 9781785277511

Elevated Image-Houses in Buddhist Architecture

Kapila D. Silva,

Dhammika P. Chandrasekara,

Amos Rapoport,

194 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Tämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka

Elevated Image-Houses in Buddhist Architecture

Kapila D. Silva,

Dhammika P. Chandrasekara,

Amos Rapoport,

About this book

The ?ämpi?avih?ras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka – the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars. As a centre of Buddhism, Sri Lanka has a rich tradition of erecting Buddha image-houses, the origin of which dates to the fifth century. Yet, the ?ämpi?avih?ra tradition only existed from the thirteenth to the nineteenth centuries. The ?ämpi?avih?ra is an exceptional type of image-house, not only for its specific timeframe and unique construction technology, but also for its complex architectural conception of the Buddhist worldview and soteriology. This book examines the significant aspects of ?ämpi?avih?ra architecture and documents some of the distinctive examples of ?ämpi?avih?ra with an analysis of their architectural design and symbolic content.

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