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Iconographic Study of Pala Art in India

Research Project

Project/Area Number 03451011
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Fine art history
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

MIYAJI Akira  Nagoya University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (70022374)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TACHIKAWA Musashi  National Museum of Ethnology, Professor, 教授 (00022369)
Project Period (FY) 1991 – 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
KeywordsPala Art / Sakyamuni Buddha / Crowned Buddha / Five Buddhas / Buddhist Triad / Esoteric Buddha / Vairocana / Aksobhya / パーラ朝 / パ-ラ朝 / 成道釈迦仏 / 金剛界五仏 / 観音菩薩 / 弥勒菩薩 / 忿怒尊 / 女尊
Research Abstract

The chief theme of our research is an iconographic study of various kinds of the Buddha(Tathagata) of Pala dynasty in India. At first we collected a lot of photographic materials of the sculptures of Pala period and classified these materials according to an iconographic point of view. As a result of this rearrangement the iconographic system of the Buddha(Tathagata) of Pala dynasty has been clarified as following.
1) Buddha-to-be Sakyamuni triumphing over Mara, with his seven other life scenes.
2) Free standing Sakyamuni image representing each of his eight life scenes.
3) Buddhist triad: Buddha with two flanking Bodhisattvas. The sculptures of "SAKYAMUNI-Avalokitesvara-Maitreya" type are most popular.
4) Crowned Buddha. Most of the crowned Buddhas are Sakyamuni.
5) Five esoteric Buddhas (Vairocana, Aksobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha and Amoghasiddhi) carved of the lintel of the door, and the base and aureole of the sculptures.
6) Free standing Buddha images identified with Vairocana, Aksobhya, Ratnasambhava and Amoghasiddhi

Report

(3 results)
  • 1992 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1991 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All Other

All Publications (18 results)

  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "インドの四天王と毘沙門天" 日本の美術. 315. 85-96 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 立川 武蔵: "マンダラの宇宙観" 創造の世界. 84. 6-25 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "宮坂宥勝博士古稀記念論文集" 法蔵館, 1800 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭,立川 武蔵: "インドのパーラ朝美術の図像学的研究" 科学研究費補助金研究成果報告書, 60 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akira MIYAJI: "Four lokapalas and Vaisravana" Nihon no Bijutsu. 315. 85-96 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akira MIYAJI: "Iconography of the earth goddess and its related problem" Memorial volume to Dr. Yusho MIYASAKA,Hozokan. (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Akira MIYAJI and Musashi TACHIKAWA: "Iconographic Study of Pala Art in India" Publication of Grant-in- Aid for Scientific Research (B). 1-60 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Musashi TACHIKAWA: "Cosmology of Mandala" Sozo no Sekai. 84. 6-25 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "インドの四天王と毘沙門天" 日本の美術. 315. 85-96 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 立川 武蔵: "マンダラの宇宙観" 創造の世界. 84. 6-25 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "宮坂宥勝博士古稀記念論文集" 法蔵館, 1800 (1993)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭・立川 武蔵: "インドのパーラ美術の図像学的研究" 科学研究費補助金研究成果報告書, 60 (1993)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "インドの仏伝美術の三類型" 仏教芸術(毎日新聞社刊). 205号. 20-30 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "インドの四天王と毘沙門天" 日本の美術(至文堂刊). 314号. 40-47 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭: "インドの弥勒菩薩" 日本の美術(至文堂刊). 316号. 40-46 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 立川 武蔵: "タントラとは何か" 仏教(法蔵館刊). 19号. 10-20 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 宮治 昭 ほか19名執筆: "宮坂宥勝博士古稀記念論集" 春秋社, 15 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 立川 武蔵 ほかソナム・ギャッツォ,小野田 俊蔵: "The Ngor Mandalas of Tibet,vol.2(Bibliotheca Codicum Asiatiocrum vol.4)" 東アジア・ユネスコ研究センタ-, 220 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report

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